Editor’s note: Once a month, OSU Extension Master Gardener Volunteers in Franklin County profile a plant that occurs naturally in central Ohio. A lovely low-maintenance native shrub, American hazelnut ...

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The American hazelnut tree is actually just a large woody- stemmed shrub. Shown here are several long male flowers (called catkins) and a single, much smaller pink female flower. Look on the largest ...

Monocultures of corn and soybeans carpet 75% of the U.S. Midwest, leading to soil erosion, water pollution, and massive greenhouse gas emissions. However, a new wave of farmers is breaking the ...

What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you think of hazelnuts? Probably a lip-smacking hazelnut-chocolate spread like Nutella. Just the thought of spreading it on toast or over strawberries ...