Woodland and Scrub

Hazel 2

English Name: Hazel Botanical Name (Latin): Corylus avellana Irish Name: Coll Order: DICOTYLEDONES Family: BETULACEAE Brief Description: Shrubby, deciduous tree; catkins (“lamb’s tails”) appearing in early Spring before leaves; leaves hairy, oval; hazel nuts enclosed in leafy bracts.

Carsten Krieger

Hazel 2
Carsten Krieger

Hazel 2

English Name: Hazel Botanical Name (Latin): Corylus avellana Irish Name: Coll Order: DICOTYLEDONES Family: BETULACEAE Brief Description: Shrubby, deciduous tree; catkins (“lamb’s tails”) appearing in early Spring before leaves; leaves hairy, oval; hazel nuts enclosed in leafy bracts.

Carsten Krieger

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Occasional areas of woodland occur in the Burren, particularly in the more sheltered eastern section. Native trees include Yew, Hazel, Ash and Holly.

Where these trees are allowed to mature, woodlands have developed. Here we find ferns growing in abundance while woodland flowers like primrose, wood sorrel and helleborines grow beneath the trees.