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| I was cleaning out an images folder and found pictures of recently planted Corylus americana (American Hazelnut) from May 22 2009. I went out and took a similar photo on June 17, 2012.
I'll try to post them below, just because their growth rate has been pretty good considering the inexpensive source (Arbor Day Foundation) and the construction backfill clay in my "new" subdivision, and the fact that the fence blocks the rising sun until noon and bakes them in the afternoon. The one in the foreground and the farthest one have grown the best, probably because they get more water. One is near a flower bed and row of Arborvitaes we water more frequently, and the one on the far end, at least 7' tall, gets water from the neighbors in-ground sprinkler system. (hard to tell the height of the farthest one, due to use of wide angle lens) I planted them mostly for wildlife value, summer screening, their "stark" winter interest, and maybe, some nuts. (They all have them this year, but I don't expect to get quality hazelnuts in this climate.) (first photo is rather large, sorry about that)
The empty holes were for some alternating forsythia that could not make it through the first season. It's good they never took off. The hazelnuts need all the room. :)
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| oh last minute edit - speaking of growth rate, in the bottom photo you can see the top of a Dawn Redwood also planted as a bare root (maybe 12" long) in March 2009. Now it's a few feet taller than the fence :-) I just noticed it peeking in the photo, trying to hog some attention. |
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| I have been waiting for my Hazelnuts to produce for about 4 or 5 years, mine are large in size about 5 ft tall, but not producing. Unless they don't like heat, I would imagine you would get more hazelnuts in your climate. I have 2 of the same kind you have. If they don't produce in a couple more years, I am going to replace them with something ornamental. Good luck with yours. |
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| Your hazelnuts look great. I purchased small seedlings in 2008 and they are now about the same size as yours, but not as bushy. They aren't growing in full sun though. I have also had problems with some caterpillar defoliating the plants heavily. This spring I sprayed BT on the shrubs because 2 out of 6 had already died they were so weakened from the defoliation. Why do you think you won't get quality nuts in your climate? |
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| The hazelnuts in warmer climates tend to get (im told) eastern hazelnut blight plus theres also threat of worms and wevils in the nit. I just dont expect nuts as the number one nenefit :-) |
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| sorry for the typos above (was on a phone) I should say that I expect hazelnuts in the middle/deep south are more likely to be affected by nut weevils. Additionally, I know the blight does not kill these, but stresses them. All that to say the odds are against heavy nut production/harvest here. All mine have nuts for the first time this year. So we'll see. |
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