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Corylus chinensis, common names Chinese filbert [2] and Chinese hazel, is a deciduous [3] tree native to western China. This tree is considered vulnerable due to its rarity. This tree is considered vulnerable due to its rarity.
Hazel coppice in winter at Bubbenhall in Warwickshire, England. The nuts of all hazels are edible. The common hazel is the species most extensively grown for its nuts, followed in importance by the filbert. Nuts are also harvested from the other species, but apart from the filbert, none is of significant commercial importance. [5]
It is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 7 m (23 ft) tall, with stems up to 20 cm (8 in) thick grey bark. The leaves are rounded, 4–13 cm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 –5 in) long and 2.5–10 cm (1–4 in) broad, with a coarsely double-serrated to somewhat lobed margin and an often truncated apex.
Of California's total plant population, 2,153 species, subspecies, and varieties are endemic and native to California alone, according to the 1993 Jepson Manual study. [4] This botanical diversity stems not only from the size of the state, but also its diverse topographies , climates, and soils (e.g. serpentine outcrops ).
Liquidambar: liquidambar trees; Liquidambar formosana: Chinese sweetgum Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family) Liquidambar orientalis: Oriental sweetgum Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family) Liquidambar styraciflua: sweetgum Hamamelidaceae (witch-hazel family) 611 Loropetalum: fringe flowers; Loropetalum chinense: Chinese fringe flower; Chinese ...
Researchers in Chile identify a challenger to the world's oldest tree: an alerce in Alerce Costero National Park that may be over 5,000 years old. California's 'Methuselah' bristlecone pine may no ...
The Chinese owner of an unauthorized central California lab that fueled conspiracy theories about China and biological weapons has been arrested on charges of not obtaining the proper permits to ...
[14] [15] Hamamelis water, also called white hazel or witch hazel water prepared from a steam-distillation process using leaves, bark or twigs, is a clear, colorless liquid containing 13–15% ethanol having the odor of the essential oil, but with no tannins present. [14] [15] Essential oil components, such as carvacrol and eugenol, may be ...