EVERYPlant European Hazel LowPoly 2 --16 Models-- Low-poly 3D model

Name: European Hazel LowPoly

Scientific: Corylus avellana

This Variation: 2 of 4. This is a Low Poly model. A High Poly version is also available.

Notes: Hazel belongs to the same family of trees as the birch (family Betulaceae), however it is often found as a bush rather than a tree. Throughout its range, hazel tends to occur as an understory species in deciduous woods, particularly oak woodlands. Hazel has a wide distribution throughout Europe, reaching as far east as the Ural Mountains, and from Scandinavia to Spain, Italy and Greece. It is also found in North Africa, Turkey, Iran and the Caucasus region of south west Russia. In Britain it is a common feature of hedgerows, where it is coppiced. It tends to produce several trunks or shoots rather than just one. It produced edible nuts. The English name for this plant derives from the Anglo-Saxon 'haesel knut'; haesel means cap or hat, and refers to the papery cap of leaves on the nuts. The nuts are an important source of food for many animals. Hazel lives for 50-70 years, but the ancient technique of coppicing can dramatically extend the life-span. This species has been employed by humans for a variety of uses during the past 6,000 years. Hazel poles, which result from coppicing, can be split lengthways, and can be twisted without breaking. They were used during the Neolithic to make wattle for the construction of wattle and daub houses. Wattle fencing is used even today. In Celtic mythology, hazel nuts were believed to represent concentrated wisdom.

Included in this Package: 16 models in total

1. Standard -- 11,286 polygons, 17,002 vertices -- 6.23m tall. Green, fully mature and in good health. Useable in most scenes.
2. Early Spring -- 6,989 polygons, 9,037 vertices -- 6.14m tall. Seasonal, immature leaves have just begun to grow.
3. Autumn -- 11,312 polygons, 17,067 vertices -- 6.23m tall. Leaves have changed colour and some fallen.
4. Winter -- 8,430 polygons, 11,725 vertices -- 6.13m tall. Barren branches.
5. Thriving -- 11,982 polygons, 18,139 vertices -- 6.23m tall. Peak health.
6. Unhealthy -- 8,413 polygons, 12,423 vertices -- 6.2m tall. Relatively poor state with much of its foliage missing or diseased.
7. Dying -- 4,911 polygons, 6,794 vertices -- 6.25m tall. Just hanging onto life and showing only unhealthy and diseased foliage.
8. Dead -- 2,757 polygons, 3,472 vertices -- 6.05m tall. Showing only bare and broken branches and dead foliage.
9. Stump -- 1,060 polygons, 1,332 vertices -- 2.87m tall. A dead plants with broken trunks.
10. Uprooted -- 4,367 polygons, 6,665 vertices -- 2.68m tall. Dead plant fallen onto its side.
11. Ancient -- 12,701 polygons, 18,049 vertices -- 8.32m tall. Very old plant, larger and considerably gnarled.
12. Young -- 7,629 polygons, 12,218 vertices -- 4.98m tall. Smaller, some half way through its maturing cycle.
13. Immature -- 758 polygons, 1,135 vertices -- 1.41m tall. Very small and young.
14. Sapling -- 82 polygons, 116 vertices -- 22.67cm tall. Recently sprouted, may not have any leaves.
15. Lower Poly -- 4,073 polygons, 7,911 vertices -- 6.22m tall. Standard model with fewer polys to save system resources. Intended for mid or distant renders.
16. Higher Poly -- 26,590 polygons, 35,603 vertices -- 6.23m tall. Standard model with more polys for greater detail. Intended for close-up renders.

Re-meshing and any reasonable modification available upon request. No charge to existing customers of the product.

The textures included are mainly 4k (4096x4096); additional texture sizes of medium 2k, small 1k, and tiny <1k textures can also be downloaded. Separated alpha maps can be download as well.

EVERYPlant has a mission ... which is to model every plant species in the world (plus some extinct, fantasy and sci-fi variations as well)! Okay, maybe not every plant, perhaps just the identifiably different species which have at least a common name!