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Hazelnuts in the South
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?? |
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On Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:14:13 +0000, Maryc
wrote: 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 |
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Thanks so much for the information. It gives me hope. I did find a supplier online for them. It is a Hazelnut research company. I'm going to order more fot this spring. They sell the plants already sprouted. they call them tublings. The ones I planted before were in dormant stage and they never came out of it.
Thanks again!! |
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Maryc wrote:
- 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 |
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On Wed, 15 Jun 2005 16:16:11 -0500, zxcvbob
wrote: Maryc wrote: - 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 |
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I also have Chestnut trees in my yard but they are the variety that are not affected by the diseases. We have already harvested a few of them. My Husband loves them and he roasts them in the microwave in a towel because they blow up and make a powder if they are not in the towel.
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Thanks Joyce!! I have two of them that are growing. I am going to order more for this next spring brom Baggersett. They are the ones that do the research on Hazelnuts and Chestnuts. I think I may have more luck with their plants so I'm going to try. |
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