Category Archives: Hazelnuts

Pruning yearling hazelnut trees

Posted on January 3, 2012 by

It’s hard to prune trees. Not difficult – just hard. I just pruned a couple of ancient apple trees behind my Grandpa’s house last month, and I felt like I butchered them.  So I understand. But the fact is, when … Continue reading →

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About gravel…

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

We had a meeting yesterday with a couple of fine gents who had a lot of questions about their new orchard. The topic of gravel came up. We chuckled a bit, because gravel is one of those hidden snafoos waiting … Continue reading →

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How to plant a potted hazelnut tree

Posted on December 29, 2011 by

Today I took a video of Rich planting a new potted hazelnut tree into our orchard. Some notes: A planting shovel is thinner and sharper than a standard spade or construction shovel. Planting shovels also have a flat end rather … Continue reading →

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