Eventual height & spread
cobnut 'Kentish Cob'
cobnut / filbert ( syn. Corylus maxima 'Lambert's Filbert' )
- 9 litre pot | 1.2 - 1.5m tall
- £69.99
- In stock (shipped within 3-5 working days)
- bare root | 1.2m tall
- £34.99
- available to order from autumn
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- Position: full sun or partial shade
- Soil: moist, well-drained soil
- Rate of growth: average
- Flowering period: February to March
- Hardiness: fully hardy
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.
When planting, add some soil conditioner (well-rotted compost) to the planting hole and some mycorrhizal fungi to aid root establishment.
Support taller specimens either with a bamboo cane and or stake during establishment. Water generously around the base of the plant.
Support taller specimens either with a bamboo cane and or stake during establishment. Water generously around the base of the plant.