Cobnuts

C. avellana ‘Butler’: Large sweet nuts, heavy cropper. Strongly growing tree. Good pollinator. Pollinated by ‘Cosford’ ‘Ennis’, ‘Gunslebert’, Halle Giant (syn. ‘Hall’s Giant’, ‘Merveille de Bollwiller’)

Corylus avellana ‘Cosford’: Produces sweet nuts with a thin shell, reliable. G good pollinator. Pollinated by ‘Gunslebert’, Halle Giant (syn. ‘Hall’s Giant, ‘Merveille de Bollwille’)

C. avellana ‘Pearson’s Prolific’ (syn. ‘Nottingham Prolific’): Compact tree producing round nuts with good flavour. Good pollinator

C. avellana ‘Red majestic’ (PBR) AGM: Compact tree with dark purple leaves and purplish-pink catkins.

Filberts

C. maxima ‘Ennis’: Producing attractive large round nut with a superb flavour. Good pollinator. Pollinated by ‘Butler’ and Halle Giant (syn. ‘Hall’s Giant’, ‘Merveille de Bollwiller’)

C. maxima ‘Gunslebert’: Heavy cropping with medium-sized nuts of strong flavour. Good pollinator. Pollinated by ‘Cosford’, ‘Butler’

C. maxima Halle Giant (syn. ‘Hall’s Giant’, ‘Merveille de Bollwiller’): Hardy, vigorous and productive variety with large nuts. Good pollinator. Pollinated by ‘Butler’, ‘Ennis’ Cosford, ‘Gunslebert’, ‘Kentish Cob’

Corylus maxima ‘Kentish Cob’ (syn ‘Lambert’s Filbert’): good flavour and fine textured nut. Hardy and reliable. Pollinated by ‘Gunslebert’, ‘Cosford’ and Halle Giant (syn. ‘Hall’s Giant, ‘Merveille de Bollwille’)

C. maxima ‘Red Filbert’ AGM: Notable for its burgundy to purple spring foliage, purple catkins and red nuts.

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