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Post by sd51555 on Jan 12, 2021 18:16:53 GMT -6
Are we all talking about American hazelnut? I don't have any beaked hazelnuts so I don't know much about them. I have never seen an Am. hazelnut any taller than 8-9' I've got both. I can't tell them apart until they've got nuts. |
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Post by jbird on Jan 29, 2021 20:10:51 GMT -6
So they grow fairly dense??? I am always interested in shrubs that I don't currently have...and especially those that provide some sort of food for the critters. What sort of soils do they like and do they tolerate wet feet? This has sparked my interest in maybe finding some..... They do well on gravel with a few inches of topsoil above it. Not on wet sites. I have never planted any. They are just ‘there’. I have some naturally coarse soil here that doesn't hold a lot of moisture. Even in my creek bottom the soil doesn't have much clay in it, it's a pretty sandy loam type soil. I may try to locate some and give them a try... Do they get "big"? Ideally I would like something that gets pretty good size and dense. My thinking is that I can use them to line the edges of plots and the like and create a screen as well.... |
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Post by Sandbur on Jan 30, 2021 6:46:30 GMT -6
They do well on gravel with a few inches of topsoil above it. Not on wet sites. I have never planted any. They are just ‘there’. I have some naturally coarse soil here that doesn't hold a lot of moisture. Even in my creek bottom the soil doesn't have much clay in it, it's a pretty sandy loam type soil. I may try to locate some and give them a try... Do they get "big"? Ideally I would like something that gets pretty good size and dense. My thinking is that I can use them to line the edges of plots and the like and create a screen as well.... . They usually tip over when they reach four feet tall or so. They are probably ok for a screen. Not great. I would plant spruce with them for a screen. |
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Post by smsmith on Jan 30, 2021 9:07:45 GMT -6
I have some naturally coarse soil here that doesn't hold a lot of moisture. Even in my creek bottom the soil doesn't have much clay in it, it's a pretty sandy loam type soil. I may try to locate some and give them a try... Do they get "big"? Ideally I would like something that gets pretty good size and dense. My thinking is that I can use them to line the edges of plots and the like and create a screen as well.... . They usually tip over when they reach four feet tall or so. They are probably ok for a screen. Not great. I would plant spruce with them for a screen. Your hazels tip over? I've got patches of hazelnuts that are pretty much impenetrable, maybe 7-8' tall or so. |
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Post by benmnwi on Jan 30, 2021 9:33:46 GMT -6
My hazelnut form pretty thick clumps that are about 8' tall. They can tip over in thick heavy snow, especially if they are partially shaded which makes them tall and spindly. Full sun hazelnuts are stronger and seem to hold up better. Once they lose their leaves you can see through them, so I would add a row of spruce with them if I was looking for a good visual screen.
They are great shrubs for wildlife.
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Post by Sandbur on Jan 30, 2021 10:21:11 GMT -6
. They usually tip over when they reach four feet tall or so. They are probably ok for a screen. Not great. I would plant spruce with them for a screen. Your hazels tip over? I've got patches of hazelnuts that are pretty much impenetrable, maybe 7-8' tall or so. Perhaps I should say sic to seven foot tall, but they do tend to tip over. I have to keep cutting them back along access trails as they grow towards the opening and are a nuisance. |
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