Hazel Blossom

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Hazel blossom is the catkin of the hazel tree in late winter, and it smells of pollen dust rather than of flowers. It is dry and powdery first, faintly green under that, and barely sweet. It is not a nectar bloom and it is not the nut. No commercial extract exists, so every use of this name is a reconstruction.

Scent Profile

Hazel blossom smells of dry pollen dust, powdery before anything else. A faint green freshness runs under that, and only the barest whisper of sweetness. It sits in the same blossom family as other catkins, though nothing here reads as a true petal scent. A faint honeyed sweetness and a light nutty trace round it out. It is not the flower and not the nut, just dust from a wind-blown catkin.

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EnvelopeHeart · ~4h lasting

Family Floral, Green & Aromatic

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Origin

A fantasy note. Premiere Peau states there is no natural commercial extract and that the impression is reconstructed from pollen-type powdery materials, green materials and a faint honeyed sweetness. The botanical facts support that reading. Corylus avellana carries long golden to ochre male catkins in clusters of two to four, up to 8cm, in late winter, and it is wind-pollinated - the International Dendrology Society notes hazel pollen is abundantly represented in prehistoric deposits precisely because it is shed into the air in quantity. A wind-pollinated flower has no need to smell, and no source found describes fragrance or nectar in this one. Premiere Peau lists 'Filbert Blossom' as a synonym.

Usage in Perfumery

An atmospheric note, used for the first hint of spring in a bare wood. It sits with cold green materials, iris and soft woods, where a nectar-forward blossom would be too sweet. It is a texture more than a flower.