Hazel Hedging (Corylus Avellana) is one of Britain’s most valuable native plants for wildlife and habitat conservation, offering beauty, practicality, and a rich history of traditional use. Highly sought after as a compact, neat, and easy-to-maintain hedge, hazel provides excellent cover for birds and game, as well as an abundant food source for wildlife.

In early spring, before the leaves appear, hazel produces pale yellow male catkins that hang gracefully from the branches, accompanied by tiny, delicate female flowers. Later in the year, these develop into the well-known hazel nuts, or “cobs,” which are prized both by people and by wildlife such as squirrels, dormice, and birds.

Historically, hazel wood played a crucial role in rural life due to its strength, flexibility, and versatility. It was traditionally coppiced on short rotations of 6–15 years under standard oaks — a method that allowed the stools to live for over 600 years. The regrowth was used for a wide range of traditional crafts, including woven hurdles, walking sticks, furniture, thatching spars, firewood, and even water divining rods.

Today, Corylus Avellana remains just as valuable, not only for its heritage and practical uses but also for its role in supporting biodiversity. Whether planted as a natural hedge, wildlife corridor, or part of a mixed woodland, hazel continues to enrich the landscape with its charm, productivity, and ecological importance.

Hazel hedging can be pruned in the winter or spring and will give a vigorous growth rate but if pruned in summer gives less growth.  Hazel is early to leaf and late to drop.

Within 24 hours of placing your order, we will contact you to confirm an exact delivery date. Most orders are delivered within 5 working days. Your plants will be freshly lifted and packaged the day before dispatch to ensure they arrive in the best possible condition.

If you have a preferred delivery date please use the comments box and we will try our best to accommodate this (not available at weekends).

Although items can remain in their packaging for 7–10 days if kept frost-free, we recommend planting bareroot trees as soon as possible after delivery.

We use a courier service, and a signature is required on delivery unless you specify a safe place in the comments box when placing your order.

Small Orders (UK Mainland Only)

Orders of 1–15 plants in size 40/60cm can often be sent via Royal Mail for £8.90.

Please note: Your basket will initially show a delivery charge of £15.75 + VAT, but if you request Royal Mail delivery in the comments box, we will adjust the payment for you once we receive the order.

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Mainland Scotland Standard Delivery Charges

Click and Collect

Click and collect available free of charge from: Tree Shop Ltd., Harts Barn, Monmouth Road, Longhope, GL17 0QD, UK