On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:16:11 -0500, zxcvbob
wrote:

Maryc wrote:
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Hi!! I live in Arkansas where the weather is pretty hot in the summer.
We also have a high content of clay in our soil and we have a high
water table. From what I have read these conditions are hard on
growing
Hazelnut bushes.
Does anyone in here grown Hazelnuts in the south?? I need advice on
how
I can grow them here. I have planted them and they just up and died.
This year I planted 5 of them and only 2 sprouted. Any ideas??-

Hi Maryc! Yes, hazelnuts will grow great in Arkansas, or at least in
Johnson County, AR.

As a young boy I living in rural AR, I walked to catch the school bus
and there was a fence that ran beside the road. There were dozens of
hazelnut bushes along one stretch, I remember what a treat it was in
the fall, when the shuck of the hazelnut would turn brown and open.

I don't know where they came from, if they were native, or someone
planted them there, I do not recall anyone bringing up the subject.

I don't know about hazelnuts but many seeds require a cold period
before they will sprout. Try putting some in the freezer for about a
month, then try sprouting them

Sorry I could not be of more help- -Rogerx





Where I grew up in East Texas, there were a few small wild nut trees;
I'm not sure if they were small hazelnuts or a type of chestnut -- I
think they were called chinquapins.

Bob

Hi Bob, Your are right about the chinquapins, they were North American
Chestnuts. Unlike the hazelnut, their shuck had spines. During the
time period I was talking about (60+) years ago, Chinquapins thrived
in Arkansas too, however, a disease killed all of the known trees in
this part of Arkansas and I understand it also destroyed most of the
trees in the south and southwest.

Have a good day, Rogerx