im in z4a Northern Maine on heavy clay soil and they grow in ground just fine with little imputs. i mulched them every year for the 1st 3 years. now they shade out the grass. the nut loads were so heavy the last 2 yrs. it layed down the branches and even snapped one. go by their recommendations for pollination. all 4 of mine were different so pollination wasnt a issue. great plains nursery is another good source. lots of good info on their site also.
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Youll need to put in orders 12-18 months ahead of time. This spring Im getting 150 carmela, 100 slate maybe some Gene if any cancellations arise. I have z4 Aldara and Dermis. Email them to put in a reservation. These are my workhorse pollinators along far west side of plantings. Z6b
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I was only able to get confirmation for 250 Hunderton and 150 somerset from an order of over 1000. No Monmouth. I did get 100 lsst year, but no Somerset. Somerset is small enough to do a 15āspacing and not have to thin them later. Also very precocious. 2nd year
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all came from arbor day. the 6 yr old was just one bought from their website the other 3 were experimental crosses offered to me for free to trial and give them a report on them when they produced nuts.
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@noogy I guess I have room for 30 trees if I wanted to; how many varieties would you choose for that size/number and since wind pollinated do you put in more of a square plot than a long row (i.e., square vs rectangle planting)?
Sorry for the noob questions
Thanks
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For z5 I would go with a square layout, with Dermis, Aldara, maybe nittka and others from zās nutty ridge.
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Zās elite seedlings have performed very well and at 4yrs are all flowering. Weāll see what the nuts are like
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followingā¦
The nuts will be good, just a question of size.
How big were the trees Zās sent you?
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18-24"
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Iāve also been happy with Grimoās
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Planted two more 4.5ā Jefferson hazels today. These were the extras potted up October 10th 2022. During that time and now they have added more roots so I hope they grow well in 2023. I have a few more of the bigger sprouts to plant but I am having a hard time finding a spot for them. The hazel trees are a pleasure to grow because they donāt require much care from me. This gives me about fourteen hazel trees and counting.
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I agree and they grow fast. Hazels are easy to find more space for. They donāt need much sun or anything else. Iām considering buying from one of those bulk places and building a hazelnut fence. Years ago that was common.
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the hybrids are perfect for that as they send up suckers all the time and the branches are very limber.
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I have a few hybrids, but the bulk of mine are straight euro. After rethinking that fence statement, I donāt think I can protect that many hazels from the deer. Hazels and mulberry are top targets here.
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maybe a wicked thorny blackberry. the kind that even has thorns on the leaves. i cant see anything go through that!
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Iām already overrun by those and wineberry. No thanks, I want them gone. Deadly blackberries with 6 foot arms wanting to hug you.
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Sigh. My newer hazelnut died. Two winters ago it was girdled by rabbits. It sent up a shoot last year. But last summer we had a drought and then the winter was very harsh. Or rather, it was way too mild, with both unseasonably warm weather that pushed lots of buds and a very harsh cold snap that killed stuff that wasnāt hardened off.
The more mature hazelnut looks fine, (which is a relief, because it lost most of its leaves last year in the drought) but the damaged one hasnāt returned.
Grimo is sold out of everything i want, so Iām trying something from Burnt Ridge. Wish me luck.
(Iāll probably also try from grimoās again for next season.)
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Sorry about your loss. Hope the next time goes better.
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