Type of hazelnut tree identification

[daltontrees]

If it's just a small hole liek it's bene drilled, it'll be an insect that did it. Google 'hazelnut drill'.

[Paul in the woods]

23 hours ago, EarthSpiritPeace said:

Ideally, I would love for them to develop hazelnuts and I am learning about cross-pollination to achieve this. They both look identical and I understand the same species can't cross-pollinate.

 

If you have any growing nearby, perhaps in hedges, they should help cross-pollinate.

[Paul in the woods]

1 hour ago, coppice cutter said:

Not so far, I planted it in the heart of a 100% agricultural area and seldom see a grey. I find lots of nuts on the woodland floor during late winter/early spring which have a little perfectly round hole on the top of them which apparently is mice so they seem to be the main beneficiary to date.

 

You are lucky. We must have 1000s of trees and they regularly set nuts but the greys, jays, mice, voles and the odd dormouse get through most of the nuts. Controlling the greys does get us a harvest.

 

I'm currently planting more hazel out, grown from the largest nuts I can find and the odd bag of cheap Kentish cob nuts from the shops.

 

This year's looks good for a harvest where we live.

[coppice cutter]

2 hours ago, daltontrees said:

If it's just a small hole liek it's bene drilled, it'll be an insect that did it. Google 'hazelnut drill'.

Was more like this, which t'internet told me was mice.

[coppice cutter]

2 hours ago, Paul in the woods said:

You are lucky. We must have 1000s of trees and they regularly set nuts but the greys, jays, mice, voles and the odd dormouse get through most of the nuts. Controlling the greys does get us a harvest.

 

I'm currently planting more hazel out, grown from the largest nuts I can find and the odd bag of cheap Kentish cob nuts from the shops.

 

This year's looks good for a harvest where we live.

Hazel is awesome, tough, resilient, pretty, incredibly easy to manage, great for wildlife, gives you excellent firewood, and you get nuts.

 

I planted about 500 hundred, if I'd known then what I know now I'd have doubled that.

 

If I had more ground I'd definitely plant an area of hazel coppice, maybe with a few standards through it. But then there'd have to be fewer sheep, and I like keeping them too.

 

But I'm being picky, overall I should just be glad I planted what I did when I did.

[Stubby]

7 minutes ago, coppice cutter said:

Hazel is awesome, tough, resilient, pretty, incredibly easy to manage, great for wildlife, gives you excellent firewood, and you get nuts.

 

 

This ! 👍

[Stere]

Little fact sheet a   uni made on "nutteries" some good info on grafting and polination squirrels etc etc

 

http://www.calu.bangor.ac.uk/Technical leaflets/050402Cobnutsandwalnuts.pdf

 

 

Edited August 18, 2022 by Stere

[EarthSpiritPeace]

Thank you for the replies. I have read all and grateful for the sharing of your wisdom and input.