That’s great. What temps do you shoot for? Most of the folks at rutgers do it in cool 50 deg greenhouse with heat on grafts.
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I don’t do anything special. It might just be my area but they all take and grow. I usually cut scions in January and graft from then on into April.
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Rutgers is using grand traverse as rootstock primarily due to less suckering. Jefferson might be the reason of graft success.
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Yes Jefferson suckers a lot. It’s a little late for me but a none or low suckering variety would be a labor saver.
Some of those suckers might have roots, in which case I think grafting onto them, then transplanting later might be doable. Let me know if you need any scions.
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Hey thanks Deanna, there is a pile of info to chase there. As the crow flies I am fairly close to Lethbridge. MB Steed. I had a dentist Brett M Steed, but he is too young for the timeline. It is a fairly common name in Lethbridge. Unfortunately Hazelnut Haven on Weebly does not show any of the pictures. I did plant 3 more hazelberts from the same source a few years later to add pollinators. Only one has weakly survived. The original 3 now have catkins most years, but I have only seen them elongate once. Maybe I need to dissolve a viagra in their water source. I see both T&T and Prairie Hardy are offering Hazelberts this year, but unfortunately I have placed a Bei Tang Plumcot in the middle of the 2 empty hazelbert holes. So I will just hope the ones I have will eventually reward my patience.
How are your hazelnuts doing? I am in St. Clair county and I just bought a couple from Burnt Ridge to try out.