Filbert of Coryius Maxima Purpurea, h of cm 60-70

Giant filbert of "Purpurea" - grade of giant filbert . It was awarded awards of the English Royal gardening society (RHS Award of Garden Merit). The grade was received in England in 1836.

Represents large listopadny bush with numerous trunks and with vertical shirokoraskidisty umbrella-shaped krone. Grows in youth slowly, later quicker. Reaches in height and width of 4-6 m. Draws are brownish, hoary.

Bark of ash-gray color, smooth.

Leaves of rounded heart-shaped form, 8-14 cm in length, poorly bladed and are short - pointed, dark red with metal outflow when blooming, flying less saturated color, in shadow become brownish-green, on veins are covered with small fibers, sit on short scape.

The root system superficial with numerous roots, is sensitive to consolidation.

Blossoms in April-May, to foliage expansion. Flowers - numerous yellow-red ear rings to 10 cm in length and 1 cm width. Monoecious, with allogamy.

Fruits - large cylindrical edible nutlets, to 2 cm in the diameter, grow on legs on 3-6 pieces, in fleshy wrappers is twice longer than nut, at first densely fitting, later extended in tube, dissect not wide gear blades, claret color.

Frost resistance zone: 5(-15 °). In severe winters of top of escapes can freeze slightly.

Location: Grows on all soils, from subacidic to alkaline, from dry to wet. Loves fertile. Badly grows on silnokisly and marshy. It is photophilous, but takes out half-shade. In shadow practically does not blossom and loses claret coloring of leaves. Does not love drought. Well transfers city conditions.

Landing: Optimum age of sapling - 2 years. It is better to carry out landing in the fall. The size of hole is 50х60 cm. In hole fill up 10-15 kg of humus, 200 g of superphosphate, 50 g of potassium salt and mix with upper layer of rich soil. Before landing it is necessary to cut off saplings to 20-25 cm, and roots are dipped in the talker from clay and manure. The distance between plants of 4-5 m from each other, in hedge is a little more dense. For good opylyaemost needs several grades pollinators.

Leaving: leaving consists in loosening of near-stem circles, but is superficial, mulching (for example, mowed grass). During the dry seasons watering is recommended.

Cutting: it is necessary to carry out in the early spring prior to the beginning of sokodvizheniye. Needs only sanitary cutting.

Reproduction: shanks take roots poorly. Seeds need stratification. For this purpose they are previously killed in warm water for 48 hours, later 2 weeks contain in heat, after that 3-4 months of cold stratification. Burgeons in 1-6 months at temperature of 20 °C.

Wreckers: oreshnikovy leaf beetle, nut weevil, leshchinny volnyanka, pochkovy tick, rodents.

Diseases: antraknoz, gray and fruit rot.

Use: it is used as fruit-bearing plant. It is effective also in single and group landings, and also in wood and shrubby or coloristic groups.