Corylus maxima 'Kentish Cob' syn. Corylus maxima 'Grote Lambertsnoot', Corylus maxima 'Lambert's Filbert', Corylus maxima 'Longue d'Espagne'
Filbert 'Kentish Cob'
The Kentish Cobnut, Corylus maxima 'Kentish Cob' is a deciduous shrub cultivar of the Filbert which is typically grown in Kent. It can reach 4m height and it’s ability to withstand hard pruning means it is also suitable for a smaller space and can also be pruned to interesting architectural shapes. In early Spring yellow make catkins appear, followed by edible nuts in Autumn.
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Full sun to partial shade
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Very little water
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Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Free draining
Common name
Filbert 'Kentish Cob'
Latin name
Corylus maxima 'Kentish Cob' syn. Corylus maxima 'Grote Lambertsnoot', Corylus maxima 'Lambert's Filbert', Corylus maxima 'Longue d'Espagne'
type
Trees or Shrubs
family
Betulaceae
ph
7.0 - 8.5 Acid - Neutral
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Light
Full sun to partial shade
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Frost
Full Frost Hardy: 5F (-15°C)
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Soil
Free draining
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Water
Very little water
Plant & bloom calendar
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Best time to plant
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When the plant will bloom
full grown dimensions
4.00 M
4.00 M
Corylus maxima 'Kentish Cob' syn. Corylus maxima 'Grote Lambertsnoot', Corylus maxima 'Lambert's Filbert', Corylus maxima 'Longue d'Espagne'
The Kentish Cobnut, Corylus maxima 'Kentish Cob' is a deciduous shrub cultivar of the Filbert which is typically grown in Kent. It can reach 4m height and it’s ability to withstand hard pruning means it is also suitable for a smaller space and can also be pruned to interesting architectural shapes. In early Spring yellow make catkins appear, followed by edible nuts in Autumn.
Planting out
From Mid Autumn TO Early Winter
Plant out container grown shrubs into growing site that is moist but free draining.
Flowering Season
From Late Winter TO Early Spring
The flowers are produced very early in spring, before the leaves, and are monoecious with single-sex wind-pollinated catkins. Male catkins are pale yellow and 5–12 cm long, while female catkins are very small and largely concealed in the buds with only the bright red 1–3 mm long styles visible.
Propagation by cuttings
From Late Summer TO Mid Autumn
Take semi ripe cuttings in spring to early summer ensuring that the base of the cutting is hard. Cleanly cut up to a 10cm long stems, remove lower leaves and pinch the tip out, dip the stem into rooting hormone, fill a container/pot with suitable compost, make holes around the edge of it and plant the cuttings, water in well, cover with a polythene bag and place somewhere warm, lake the bag off twice a week to air the cuttings. Keep the cuttings moist until well rooted.Harden off when well rooted and pot on into individual pots increasing the airing to let the leaves to develop. Remove rotten, dying or dead cuttings regularly.