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

Name: European Hazel LowPoly

Scientific: Corylus avellana

This Variation: 3 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 -- 9,122 polygons, 13,639 vertices -- 6.21m tall. Green, fully mature and in good health. Useable in most scenes.
2. Early Spring -- 5,793 polygons, 7,493 vertices -- 6.12m tall. Seasonal, immature leaves have just begun to grow.
3. Autumn -- 9,008 polygons, 13,470 vertices -- 6.43m tall. Leaves have changed colour and some fallen.
4. Winter -- 6,976 polygons, 9,494 vertices -- 6.16m tall. Barren branches.
5. Thriving -- 9,925 polygons, 14,962 vertices -- 6.21m tall. Peak health.
6. Unhealthy -- 6,021 polygons, 8.661 vertices -- 6.21m tall. Relatively poor state with much of its foliage missing or diseased.
7. Dying -- 3,897 polygons, 5,251 vertices -- 5.92m tall. Just hanging onto life and showing only unhealthy and diseased foliage.
8. Dead -- 2,395 polygons, 2,985 vertices -- 5.75m tall. Showing only bare and broken branches and dead foliage.
9. Stump -- 1,111 polygons, 1,343 vertices -- 3.55m tall. A dead plants with broken trunks.
10. Uprooted -- 3,800 polygons, 5,827 vertices -- 1.34m tall. Dead plant fallen onto its side.
11. Ancient -- 10,017 polygons, 14,147 vertices -- 7.52m tall. Very old plant, larger and considerably gnarled.
12. Young -- 7,378 polygons, 11,844 vertices -- 4.76m tall. Smaller, some half way through its maturing cycle.
13. Immature -- 390 polygons, 576 vertices -- 1.42m tall. Very small and young.
14. Sapling -- 90 polygons, 122 vertices -- 17.86cm tall. Recently sprouted, may not have any leaves.
15. Lower Poly -- 3,272 polygons, 6,247 vertices -- 6.21m tall. Standard model with fewer polys to save system resources. Intended for mid or distant renders.
16. Higher Poly -- 21,068 polygons, 28,141 vertices -- 6.21m 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!