I have 5 varieties of squirrel food in my backyard. The trees have grown large and do very well although the squirrels have become so obese it is kind of sad. I have never been able to harvest a single nut and if you can tell me how to get them before the squirrels you can be my best friend forever.
Netting and trapping are your best bets, the latter probably needing some local approval from the governing body. Netting can be weighed down or pinned to the ground and removed seasonally.
Cannot get nuts to come onto both my trees of five years old. In my former property I had no problem, trees produced a lot, and taste far better than hazelnuts.
Do squirrels bury these nuts? I randomly have these growing in 3 places in my Seattle area yard. I've left these plants alone for 4 years and now they're quite woody and flowering.
Absolutely they do! In an upcoming video you'll have a chance to learn how to tell if they are commercial grade hazelnuts or our native PNW Beaked Hazelnut!
@@RaintreeNursery thank you! I'd really like to transplant one just 6 feet from where it is, it's growing in a spot I can't have it.Look forward to the upcoming video.
I'm originally from a very large farm in Alberta, Canada. We had a hazelnut bush on the farm. I remember eating the hazelnuts from the bush. They were very good. Thanks for sharing this video. Cheers! ✌️
Funny. I just put 2 hazel seedlings at the base of each chestnut in a recent mass planting. I wasnt thinking about earlier yields tho. Protection from roving elk herds and deer. They like to eat the chestnut leaves but of special concern in this case is buck rubs on the trunk. The hazels will hopefully deter or complicate such activities.
Water is heavy and large amounts of water deposited all at once sink deeper into the soil than smaller amounts of water. If you want your trees to be drought resistant you need to make sure there is deep soil water for the roots to grow towards. Shallow watering leads to shallow rooting.
great info, but audio (music) gets too loud occasionally and blasts my ears. Thanks!
I have 5 varieties of squirrel food in my backyard. The trees have grown large and do very well although the squirrels have become so obese it is kind of sad. I have never been able to harvest a single nut and if you can tell me how to get them before the squirrels you can be my best friend forever.
Netting and trapping are your best bets, the latter probably needing some local approval from the governing body. Netting can be weighed down or pinned to the ground and removed seasonally.
Get a squirrel dog, rifle and squirrel recipe. Problem solved.
The native americans would harvest them when they were green but plump, they will ripen off the branch so just keep them away from squirrels then!
Cannot get nuts to come onto both my trees of five years old. In my former property I had no problem, trees produced a lot, and taste far better than hazelnuts.
Great info cheerfully presented, thank you Laura!
Do squirrels bury these nuts? I randomly have these growing in 3 places in my Seattle area yard. I've left these plants alone for 4 years and now they're quite woody and flowering.
Absolutely they do! In an upcoming video you'll have a chance to learn how to tell if they are commercial grade hazelnuts or our native PNW Beaked Hazelnut!
@@RaintreeNursery thank you! I'd really like to transplant one just 6 feet from where it is, it's growing in a spot I can't have it.Look forward to the upcoming video.
How far apart do you recommend planting the trees, if I have two of the same variety?
Depends on variety and soil conditions. Search those out and guess how big they can grow approximately. It is usually at least 4-5 meters.
I read "If the hazelnuts can turn inside the husks, you can pick them". What does it mean the nut turns inside the husk?
Perhaps if you're able to twist the nut inside the husk then it's time to pick. I.e. give it a wiggle or twist and see what happens
Everytime I UA-cam trees for our farm in Ontario I come across your wonderful videos… is there anything you don’t have ?! 😅 …👏
I'm originally from a very large farm in Alberta, Canada. We had a hazelnut bush on the farm. I remember eating the hazelnuts from the bush. They were very good. Thanks for sharing this video. Cheers! ✌️
Funny. I just put 2 hazel seedlings at the base of each chestnut in a recent mass planting. I wasnt thinking about earlier yields tho. Protection from roving elk herds and deer. They like to eat the chestnut leaves but of special concern in this case is buck rubs on the trunk. The hazels will hopefully deter or complicate such activities.
My filberts are 3' tall, what 10 gallons are we talking about here? I'm not in a waterboarding business...
Water is heavy and large amounts of water deposited all at once sink deeper into the soil than smaller amounts of water. If you want your trees to be drought resistant you need to make sure there is deep soil water for the roots to grow towards. Shallow watering leads to shallow rooting.