Western Beaked Hazelnut, Corylus cornuta

 

Western Beaked Hazelnut, Corylus cornuta

Cornuta means “horn.”  The “horn” or “beak” refers to the husk that encloses and projects past the nut. This species is also known as beaked hazel, beaked filbert; American cuckold nut, western hazelnut or western hazel.

I found and tagged 10 on the tree at the entrance at Schmitz. 

The California Hazelnut, or Western Beaked Hazelnut, is found from B.C. to California, mostly on the west side of the Cascades.