TREES! Take home part of the Castle, take home a Turkish hazel seedling

TypeVisual Arts

PlaceOpen Courtyard in front of the Castle

Hour

d. 12

Datum 10.10.2026

THE WORLD IS LIKE A HERBARIUM

At the end of the 60s of the 20th century, Turkish hazel trees were planted in front of the Castle, some of which grow to this day.

In autumn, castle Turkish hazelnuts fruit into tasty nuts. IN

In 2024, we collected their seeds, and specialists from

The Institute of Dendrology of the Polish Academy of Sciences in Kórnik helped them to germinate. The process was lengthy,

but now we have seedlings that we want to give you.

Next Saturday at 12-14 we invite you to the Open Courtyard in front of the Castle where you will be able to take young Turkish hazel directly to your gardens.

Event

“Tree” is organized as part of the exhibition “The World as a Herbarium. Nature in

art from the 17th to the 21st century” on the occasion of the Day of the Tree.

Hazel

Turkish (Corylus colurna):

Tree, not shrub: Reaches 20 to 25

meters high and lives up to 200 years.

Natural cone: Her crown has

a perfect, regular cone shape that looks like it's been carefully molded.

Cork bark: Older trunks cover

thick, gray, deeply fissured and corky bark that protects the tree and provides

decoration in winter.

Local badass: She copes perfectly

in difficult urban conditions. Withstands air pollution, drought and

can grow even in narrow strips near concrete streets.

No outgrowths: In contrast to

other lichens do not form root outgrowths around the trunk.

Edible nuts: Produces tasty

hazelnuts, which grow in distinctive, dense bunches of 3—8

pieces, surrounded by a deeply cut, bristly covering.

Artwork promoting the event “Trees!”. On a light pink background is a stylized botanical illustration of a tree with a slender trunk and several horizontal branches. Small red-brown flowers, leaves and fruits are visible on the branches. At the bottom of the graphic, in a large, handwritten brown typeface, the inscription “Tree!” is placed.