I set two 1yr old cobnut trees in 1999. They are now large, healthy
looking and bushy. Each year I see a few small red female flowers and
a number of catkins _but_ they never produce nuts.

Does anyone know if a severe prune might help produce nuts? I am
wondering if there is maybe too much foliage, weakening the tree and
thus reducing its fruiting potential.

Cheers,
Compo in Caithness

Compo wrote:
I set two 1yr old cobnut trees in 1999. They are now large, healthy
looking and bushy. Each year I see a few small red female flowers and
a number of catkins _but_ they never produce nuts.

Does anyone know if a severe prune might help produce nuts? I am
wondering if there is maybe too much foliage, weakening the tree and
thus reducing its fruiting potential.

Cheers,
Compo in Caithness

Not an answer to your question, but I do quite a bit of walking, this
year on the Welsh English border. I don't know if it is the area or the
weather we have had but the amount of hazel nuts are quite astounding.
Also as we walk there are lots of "crunches" where we step on and break
the shells.

On 11 Sep, 10:00, Broadback wrote:
Not an answer to your question, but I do quite a bit of walking, this
year on the Welsh English border. I don't know if it is the area or the
weather we have had but the amount of hazel nuts are quite astounding.
Also as we walk there are lots of "crunches" where we step on and break
the shells.

I think we're in for a magnificent autumn show - that is if it carries
on being cold at night with super sunshine during the day!! Another 2
weeks like this and it's in the bag )) This year I've booked all my
week ends away - Kendal, Cumbria and North Yorks for walks (followed
with pub lunch ...). Lets hope you all get it across the UK.

In reply to Broadback ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Compo wrote:
I set two 1yr old cobnut trees in 1999. They are now large, healthy
looking and bushy. Each year I see a few small red female flowers
and a number of catkins _but_ they never produce nuts.

Does anyone know if a severe prune might help produce nuts? I am
wondering if there is maybe too much foliage, weakening the tree and
thus reducing its fruiting potential.

Cheers,
Compo in Caithness

Not an answer to your question, but I do quite a bit of walking, this
year on the Welsh English border. I don't know if it is the area or
the weather we have had but the amount of hazel nuts are quite
astounding. Also as we walk there are lots of "crunches" where we
step on and break the shells.

Is a cobnut and a hazelnut the same thing?

If so, it would explain a lot (to me).

On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:16:21 +0100, "Uncle Marvo"
wrote:

In reply to Broadback ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Compo wrote:
I set two 1yr old cobnut trees in 1999. They are now large, healthy
looking and bushy. Each year I see a few small red female flowers
and a number of catkins _but_ they never produce nuts.

Does anyone know if a severe prune might help produce nuts? I am
wondering if there is maybe too much foliage, weakening the tree and
thus reducing its fruiting potential.

Cheers,
Compo in Caithness

Not an answer to your question, but I do quite a bit of walking, this
year on the Welsh English border. I don't know if it is the area or
the weather we have had but the amount of hazel nuts are quite
astounding. Also as we walk there are lots of "crunches" where we
step on and break the shells.

You sure they're not snails?

Is a cobnut and a hazelnut the same thing?

Yes.

If so, it would explain a lot (to me).





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"Compo" wrote in message
ups.com...
I set two 1yr old cobnut trees in 1999. They are now large, healthy
looking and bushy. Each year I see a few small red female flowers and
a number of catkins _but_ they never produce nuts.

Does anyone know if a severe prune might help produce nuts? I am
wondering if there is maybe too much foliage, weakening the tree and
thus reducing its fruiting potential.

Cheers,
Compo in Caithness


Oh dear, mine (in sunny Aiberdeen) are fruitless at 4 years old, and I was
full of hope for next year! :-(
Chris S

Broadback writes:

Compo wrote:
I set two 1yr old cobnut trees in 1999. They are now large, healthy
looking and bushy. Each year I see a few small red female flowers and
a number of catkins _but_ they never produce nuts.
Does anyone know if a severe prune might help produce nuts?

Not an answer to your question, but I do quite a bit of walking, this
year on the Welsh English border. I don't know if it is the area or
the weather we have had but the amount of hazel nuts are quite
astounding.

Squirrels stripped everything off mine 10 days ago.

Anthony

"@@^" wrote in message
...
On Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:16:21 +0100, "Uncle Marvo"
wrote:

In reply to Broadback ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

Compo wrote:
I set two 1yr old cobnut trees in 1999. They are now large, healthy
looking and bushy. Each year I see a few small red female flowers
and a number of catkins _but_ they never produce nuts.

Does anyone know if a severe prune might help produce nuts? I am
wondering if there is maybe too much foliage, weakening the tree and
thus reducing its fruiting potential.

Cheers,
Compo in Caithness

Not an answer to your question, but I do quite a bit of walking, this
year on the Welsh English border. I don't know if it is the area or
the weather we have had but the amount of hazel nuts are quite
astounding. Also as we walk there are lots of "crunches" where we
step on and break the shells.

You sure they're not snails?

Is a cobnut and a hazelnut the same thing?

Yes.

Also known as Filberts, because they ripen around the time of St
Filbert/Filibert's day.

Steve