Two cultivars of the filbert tree or shrub, the purple-leaved filbert (Corylus maxima Purpurea) and the purple-leaf European filbert (Corylus avellana Fusco-Rubra), produce purple leaves and work well in landscapes as screens or hedges.
Cambodia (7.5 million). The national language is Khmer, spoken by about 85 percent of the population. It is co-official with French, which has perhaps 500,000 speakers. Chinese and Vietnamese are each spoken by about 400,000 people. Among tribal languages, Cham is the most important, with about 100,000 speakers.
As a result of this French influence, French was once an important second language in Cambodia. Its influence has diminished significantly since the mid-20th century, however. Since the 1990s the English language has gained some prominence in Cambodia and it is now considered an important secondary language.