China. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Pale, waxy, yellow, sweetly scented flowers produced in winter on the bare branches. Succeeds in any well drained soil. Excellent on calcium rich soils.

East Asia. Broadly spreading, deciduous. Distinctly layered branches. Creamy flowers in flattened heads in early summer followed by blue-black berries loved by birds. Purple-red autumn colours.

Central and Sth Europe. Broadly conical, deciduous. Small clusters of tiny yellow flowers on bare branches in winter. Red or orange glossy fruits in January/February are sour but edible and used for conserves. Good shelter screen.

Broadly columnar, deciduous. Very edible hazel nuts in March with yellow autumn leaves in April. Our seed is collected from 34 year old trees that produce every year. Make great wind-breaks yielding nuts, small poles & rods. Coppice readily. Hedge spacing 1.5m apart