Narrative
From Brooks and Olmo: Orig. in Lancaster, Pa., by J.F. Jones. Introd. in 1930. Cross of the Rush hazel by one of the European filberts; cross made in 1920. Nut: kernel 18 x 22 mm, ovoid pointed, medium brown; flavor good; nut in husk pale, brownish-gray; buds 1/8 inch long, rounded, blunt; catkins greenish, single or in clusters of one to four, about I inch long in early October, resembles Bixby, except longer and more slender, and shell thicker. Tree: hardy, productive, reaching height of 10 ft; broad, rounded top, outline oval; younger wood greenish-brown; lenticels whitish, somewhat broader than long; leaf 8.4 x 9.4 cm, apex missing or blunt, glabrous, shiny, medium dark green on top, lighter green and dull on under surface; named in honor of President Buchanan, who spent his last years in Lancaster and is buried there.