Hazel is more of a shrub than a tree as it produces lots of stems from the one root. This makes it a very useful coppice plant providing a load of poles if cut regularly.
It is also one of the ways of identifying hazel.
But at this time of year the numerous male catkins are clear identifiers, whether silhouetted against the sky or shining golden in the sun against a darker background.
Alders also have catkins early in the year but usually with last year's little conelets still hanging on. And alders are usually recognisable by the way they grow on just one main stem.
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