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Plant Facts
Quick Answer
Hazel pollen is shown in this guide as a neutral and gray tone. It is listed as shrub, associated with winter bloom timing, USDA zone 3 - 9, and pollen forage value.
Pollen Color Notes
The visual color shown for Hazel is grouped broadly with neutral and gray pollen tones. It is intended for comparison and identification support, not as a laboratory measurement.
Pollen color is highly variable. Lighting, pollen age, moisture, collection method, cultivar, and local growing conditions can all change how pollen appears. Use this as general visual guidance, not a scientific color standard or guaranteed field match.
Bloom, Zone, and Forage Context
Hazel is listed for winter. The record lists USDA zone 3 - 9; hardiness zones are planning context, not a precise flowering calendar. Approximate bloom months in the supplemental notes: January, February, March, April.
Its forage type is pollen, with pollen value marked as high. Wind-pollinated hazel can be an important early pollen source during suitable bee-flight weather but produces no floral nectar.
Identification Notes
A multi-stemmed shrub or small tree with rounded toothed leaves, long hanging male catkins, and tiny red-styled female flowers.
Flower color note: Yellow-brown male catkins; tiny red female flowers. Flower color and pollen color may differ.
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Sources
United States Department of Agriculture / reviewed 2026-07-12
scientific name, common name, distribution context, plant classification Missouri Botanical Garden Plant Finder
Missouri Botanical Garden / reviewed 2026-07-12
plant identification, flowering context, garden plant descriptions Wikipedia and Wikimedia Commons
Wikimedia Foundation contributors / reviewed 2026-07-12
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