December 2015 - 3 Hybrid Hazelnuts from the Arbor Day Foundation arriveDue to the warm fall, the shi
December 2015 - 3 Hybrid Hazelnuts from the Arbor Day Foundation arriveDue to the warm fall, the shipping date for these were repeatedly extended, but they finally arrived. We joined the Arbor Day Foundation for a year just to get these things, although we’ve since heard that their genetics overall aren’t so hot (the trees are shipped very young, which may have something to do with that reputation?). Anyway, they’ve been working on developing disease resistant but absolutely delicious hazelnuts, and by getting these trees we’re helping with their research. Eastern Filbert Blight is currently devastating trees and orchards all across the US, hence the attempt to develop a hybrid with disease resistance.Hopefully these will do well and in time we can propagate them like mad. It will be 4-5 years before they produce any nuts. V is incredibly excited about hazelnuts, he thinks they could be used in place of annual soybeans for a lot of things. -- source link
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