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Curculio occidentis, the filbert weevil, is a species of weevil in the genus Curculio. The weevils are considered a pest for many species of oak tree due to the damage they cause to acorns . [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The filbert nut is edible, and is very similar to the hazelnut (cobnut). Its main use in the United States is as large filler (along with peanuts as small filler) in most containers of mixed nuts. Filberts are sometimes grown in orchards for the nuts, but much less often than the common hazel. [3] [4]
Corylus, the filbert tree or hazel, a genus of deciduous tree Corylus maxima, the filbert, a species of hazel; Filbert nut or hazelnut, any of the nuts deriving from species of the genus Corylus; Filbert paintbrush for artists; The Filbert (horse) (foaled in 1980), a New Zealand bred race-horse; Filbert, South Carolina, an unincorporated community
The shrubs usually grow 3–8 metres (10–26 feet) tall. The nut is round, in contrast to the longer filbert nut. Common hazel is native to Europe and Western Asia. The species is mainly cultivated for its nuts. The name 'hazelnut' applies to the nuts of any species in the genus Corylus, but in commercial contexts usually describes C. avellana.
Corylus cornuta var. californica – Western beaked hazel or California hazelnut. Large shrub, 4 to 15 m (13 to 49 ft) tall; [ 7 ] 'beak' shorter, usually less than 3 cm ( 1 + 1 ⁄ 4 in). Occurs below 2,100 m (6,900 ft) in California , and below 800 m (2,600 ft) in British Columbia .
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Cracked hazelnut shell displaying the edible seed Hazelnut tree, Turkey. A hazelnut cob is roughly spherical to oval, about 15–25 millimetres (5 ⁄ 8 –1 inch) long and 10–15 mm (3 ⁄ 8 – 5 ⁄ 8 in) in diameter, with an outer fibrous husk surrounding a smooth shell, while a filbert is more elongated, being about twice as long as its diameter.