Scott, I just came across some more info on Milky Spore, and the author states that it isn’t effective in the north because the soil stays too cool for the bacteria. He said Mid -Atlantic is where it’s most effective. That probably explains our differing outcomes. He recommended parasitic nematodes up north, applied where the beetles have been feeding since that is where they will mostly lay their eggs in the soil.
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I am in Massachusetts, zone 6, and applied milky spore when i moved in 25 years ago. I don’t get many Japanese beetles. Maybe I’m just lucky.
I may have lost both my hazels you the drought this year, however. 
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think they will be fine. mine were hit with 2 droughts in 20’ and 21’ and survived. they defoliated in 20’ but came back then set nuts in 21’.
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Keep watering them as the roots are probably alive:)
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On a side note, allow me to recommend Grimo Nut Nursery for all your hazelnut needs. This year I added 50 bare root Dermis, expertly packed, very nice product and arrived in excellent condition. All 50 made it.
This year Im getting Carmela, Linda and Slate.
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good to know. i want some of their z3 hardy Asian/ American crosses.
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I got Aldara last year and they’re doing well also. I’m behind a year because I put them in pots:(. They made it, but didnt grow. The roots grew to the edge of pots and shot up as suckers.
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from what ive read off several hazel nursery sites. they say to give them a few weeks in the ground then give a good amount of N. i guess it helps them establish quicker. i wouldnt think so but thats what the experts said anyway.
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They are hungry. At least some slow release…
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J beetle season seems to be winding down. Huzzah! I have to thank @Auburn for his suggestion of neem on the hazels. This year, with 3 neem sprays I would estimate that the beetle damage was maybe ~ 25% of a typical year. The only drawback is that many beetles moved on to the apples. Next year I will have to add neem to the apple spray tank.
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I’m glad they’re shipping to this country now. I stopped looking in because it was too frustrating to be unable to order anything.
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I find that fighting J beetles is like wack - a - mole. They always will move on to something else. They started here on roses, as usual, then cherry, grape, Virginia Creeper ( a native vine), hazelnuts, and on. I read somewhere that they even will eat foods that are fatal to them.
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Yes, I guess I should not be surprised that the J beetles went to try the apple trees. That said, when I consider the totality of beetle damage in my yard, this year it is substantially less than previous years. I will take that as a positive lesson.
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wow! that was quick. took mine 4 years to get nuts. where did you get yours?
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That is amazing. Remember what the varieties are?
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They’re just common American Filberts that I got from Gurneys 6 or 7 years ago.
This spring I planted a few seedlings from Jefferson and Yamhill that I got from Brambleberrry Farm.. These are planted in a much sunnier spot, so I expect nuts in maybe 3 or 4 years.
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Oh, no, it took like 6 years for these to bare. In all fairness, they didn’t get taken care of very well for the first few years.
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Hate to be an idiot, but I’ve never seen a mature hazelnut and none of the photos on this thread that I saw showed any at harvest time.
Can you guys tell me whether these look like hazelnuts? If not, any idea what they are?
All I know about them is that the man who owned the land ordered several hundred trees from the State of TN forestry program and he tried to get things that would feed wildlife. He ended up with several things I can’t ID, and also has about a hundred chestnut trees which are just now producing nice crops for the first time (I’d say they are all about 10 years old). Sadly the man who planted them has passed and the new owner knows less than me about what the trees are.
Sorry I didn’t get good leaf or tree photos…I can later. Hopefully you all can tell only from the nuts what these are?
The nut looks a lot like an acorn, but these certainly aren’t oak trees and the husks are not like what holds acorns.
These things taste Awful! But I thought maybe they were just wild hazelnuts that don’t taste good?
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The leaf doesn’t look like any of my varieties of hazelnuts and I have six different types. The bad taste makes me think it is an oak. It will be interesting to see what others think.
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