Hello all

I planted a few hazles and cobs (2 of each) a few years ago.
They all produce nuts but squirrels always get to them before we do.

So I am in the process of moving one of each to another location
where this is less likely to happen
(leaving the others to the squirrels).

All these trees send up numerous suckers that soon outgrow
- and seem to take a lot of energy away from - the original tree.

When I replant them is there a way that I can avoid the suckers,
i.e. planting at a deeper - or shallower - level ?
(I can't actually see any grafting joint).

Best regards from Ray Russell
(Alsace, France)

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Raymond RUSSELL wrote:

All these trees send up numerous suckers that soon outgrow
- and seem to take a lot of energy away from - the original tree.

Not really. They don't make much difference, as a hazel isn't
grafted.

When I replant them is there a way that I can avoid the suckers,
i.e. planting at a deeper - or shallower - level ?
(I can't actually see any grafting joint).

No. Hazels are natural shrubs, like bay, and WILL sucker. Just
prune them out, if they get in the way.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Or coppice the hazel, which will provide you with bean poles, pea supports and supports for your herbaceous border.

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;867589 Wrote:
In article ,
Raymond RUSSELL wrote:-

All these trees send up numerous suckers that soon outgrow
- and seem to take a lot of energy away from - the original tree.-

Not really. They don't make much difference, as a hazel isn't
grafted.
-
When I replant them is there a way that I can avoid the suckers,
i.e. planting at a deeper - or shallower - level ?
(I can't actually see any grafting joint).-

No. Hazels are natural shrubs, like bay, and WILL sucker. Just
prune them out, if they get in the way.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

Or coppice the hazel, which will provide you with bean poles, pea
supports and supports for your herbaceous border.

.....Not to mention staves for walking sticks if you're inclined to have a go
at making some

Bill

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Bill Grey wrote:
"beccabunga" wrote in message
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No. Hazels are natural shrubs, like bay, and WILL sucker. Just
prune them out, if they get in the way.

Or coppice the hazel, which will provide you with bean poles, pea
supports and supports for your herbaceous border.

....Not to mention staves for walking sticks if you're inclined to have a go
at making some

Or even firewood and timber large enough to build small houses
from :-) I pruned mine a few years ago with a 30" bowsaw and got
logs up to 9" in diameter - admittedly, it had been there for 25
years.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

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In article ,
Bill Grey wrote:
"beccabunga" wrote in message
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Or even firewood and timber large enough to build small houses
from :-) I pruned mine a few years ago with a 30" bowsaw and got
logs up to 9" in diameter - admittedly, it had been there for 25
years.

Better still - the nuts, scrumptious especially in their "green" state.
Regards
pete
www.thecanalshop.com