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The '''hazels''' ('''Corylus''') are a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate northern hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family Betulaceae,<ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/genus.pl?2962 ''Corylus'']</ref><ref name=chen>Chen, Z.-D. et al. (1999). Phylogeny and evolution of the Betulaceae as inferred from DNA sequences, morphology, and paleobotany. ''Amer. J. Bot''. 86: 1168–1181. Available [http://www.amjbot.org/cgi/content/full/86/8/1168?ck=nck#F5 online.]</ref><ref name=rushforth>Rushforth, K. (1999). ''Trees of Britain and Europe''. Collins ISBN 0-00-220013-9.</ref><ref name=rhs>Huxley, A., ed. (1992). ''New RHS Dictionary of Gardening''. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.</ref> though some botanists split the hazels (with the [[hornbeam]]s and allied genera) into a separate family Corylaceae.<ref name=bean1>Bean, W. J. (1976). ''Trees and Shrubs Hardy in the British Isles'' 8th ed., vol. 1. John Murray ISBN 0-7195-1790-7.</ref><ref>Erdogan, V. & Mehlenbacher, S. A. (2002). Phylogenetic analysis of hazelnut species (Corylus, Corylacae) based on morphology and phenology. ''Sist. Bot. Dergisi'' 9: 83–100.</ref>
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'''Hazel''' (genus '''''Corylus''''') is a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate northern hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family ''Betulaceae'', though some botanists split the hazels (with the hornbeams and allied genera) into a separate family ''Corylaceae''.<ref name="wikipedia">[[Wikipedia:Hazel|Hazel]] at [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]]</ref> Hazel trees produce a nut known as the [[hazelnut]].
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Early [[broomstick]]s were made with hazel twigs.<ref>''[[Quidditch Through the Ages (real)|Quidditch Through the Ages]]'' - Chapter 1 (''The Evolution of the Flying Broomstick'')</ref>
   
 
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A sensitive wand, hazel often reflects its owner’s emotional state, and works best for a master who understands and can manage their own feelings. Others should be very careful handling a hazel wand if its owner has recently lost their temper, or suffered a serious disappointment, because the wand will absorb such energy and discharge it unpredictably.<ref name="pottermore">[http://lady-slytherin-forever.tumblr.com/post/8977740275/wand-woods-off-of-pottermore Wand wood information from Pottermore]</ref>
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A sensitive [[wand]], hazel often reflects its owner’s emotional state, and works best for a master who understands and can manage their own feelings. Others should be very careful handling a hazel wand if its owner has recently lost their temper, or suffered a serious disappointment, because the wand will absorb such energy and discharge it unpredictably.<ref name="pottermore">''[[Pottermore]]''</ref>
   
The positive aspect of a hazel wand more than makes up for such minor discomforts, however, for it is capable of outstanding magic in the hands of the skillful, and is so devoted to its owner that it often ‘wilts’ (which is to say, it expels all its magic and refuses to perform, often necessitating the extraction of the core and its insertion into another casing, if the wand is still required) at the end of its master’s life (if the core is unicorn hair, however, there is no hope; the wand will almost certainly have ‘died’).<ref name="pottermore"/>
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The positive aspect of a hazel wand more than makes up for such minor discomforts, however, for it is capable of outstanding [[magic]] in the hands of the skillful, and is so devoted to its owner that it often ‘wilts’ (which is to say, it expels all its magic and refuses to perform, often necessitating the extraction of the core and its insertion into another casing, if the [[wand]] is still required) at the end of its master’s life (if the core is [[unicorn hair]], however, there is no hope; the wand will almost certainly have ‘died’).<ref name="pottermore"/>
   
 
Hazel wands also have the unique ability to detect water underground, and will emit silvery, tear-shaped puffs of smoke if passing over concealed springs and wells.<ref name="pottermore"/>
 
Hazel wands also have the unique ability to detect water underground, and will emit silvery, tear-shaped puffs of smoke if passing over concealed springs and wells.<ref name="pottermore"/>
   
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==Appearances==
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*''[[The Tales of Beedle the Bard (real)|The Tales of Beedle the Bard]]'' {{Mention}}
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*''[[The Wizarding World of Harry Potter]]''
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Hazel (genus Corylus) is a genus of deciduous trees and large shrubs native to the temperate northern hemisphere. The genus is usually placed in the birch family Betulaceae, though some botanists split the hazels (with the hornbeams and allied genera) into a separate family Corylaceae.[1] Hazel trees produce a nut known as the hazelnut.

Early broomsticks were made with hazel twigs.[2]

Wandlore

A sensitive wand, hazel often reflects its owner’s emotional state, and works best for a master who understands and can manage their own feelings. Others should be very careful handling a hazel wand if its owner has recently lost their temper, or suffered a serious disappointment, because the wand will absorb such energy and discharge it unpredictably.[3]

The positive aspect of a hazel wand more than makes up for such minor discomforts, however, for it is capable of outstanding magic in the hands of the skillful, and is so devoted to its owner that it often ‘wilts’ (which is to say, it expels all its magic and refuses to perform, often necessitating the extraction of the core and its insertion into another casing, if the wand is still required) at the end of its master’s life (if the core is unicorn hair, however, there is no hope; the wand will almost certainly have ‘died’).[3]

Hazel wands also have the unique ability to detect water underground, and will emit silvery, tear-shaped puffs of smoke if passing over concealed springs and wells.[3]

Appearances

Notes and references

  1. 1.0 1.1 Hazel at Wikipedia
  2. Quidditch Through the Ages - Chapter 1 (The Evolution of the Flying Broomstick)
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 Pottermore