cobnut 'Kentish Cob'
cobnut / filbert ( syn. Corylus maxima 'Lambert's Filbert' )
A self-fertile hazelnut, 'Kentish Cob' is widely considered to be the superior UK variety and easiest to grow in the garden. This...
bare root | 1.2m tall
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9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
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Plant description
A self-fertile hazelnut, 'Kentish Cob' is widely considered to be the superior UK variety and easiest to grow in the garden. This attractive, tree-like shrub produces a mass of yellow-green catkins in the early spring followed by mid-green, heart-shaped leaves. A heavy crop of cobnuts from September occurs where there is enough sun and shelter to ripen the delicious, edible nuts.
Eventual height & spread
Flowering period
- Jan
- Feb
- Mar
- Apr
- May
- Jun
- Jul
- Aug
- Sep
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- Dec
Plant features
Position
Full sun / light shade
Rate of growth
Fast-growing
Soil
Moderately fertile, moist, well-drained soil
Hardiness
Fully hardy
How to care for cobnut Kentish Cob:
Select a protected spot in sunny or partially shaded areas with damp, slightly acidic, and well-drained soil. Prior to planting, incorporate plenty of well-rotted manure or garden compost into the soil. Prune dead, diseased and damaged wood in March and apply a 5-7cm (2-3”) mulch of well-rotted organic matter around the base of the plant. Suckers should be removed from the base of the plant as soon as they appear.
Please note:
This shrub is deciduous so it will lose all its leaves in autumn, then fresh new foliage appears again each spring.
