Hazelnut Trees & more!
Nature Tech Nursery Ltd.
British Columbia, Canada
Planting Instructions
Growing Hazelnuts
There are many websites about growing nuts, tree crops and other related topics.
A few of our favorites, with a focus on hazelnuts, follow.
Oregon State University Publications
A great source for more information about the new hazelnut varieties and how to grow commercially.
Arborday Foundation Hazelnut Project
A visionary project to achieve the full potential of hazelnuts
The University of British Columbia Farm has an agroforestry web site where you can find
a production development tool for alley cropping hazelnuts and strawberries.
Their notes for developing the tool (here), provide good information for how to plan
a new orchard.
Perennia Innovation Centre is a Crown Agency promoting agricultural innovation in Nova Scotia. They have produced a fact sheet on nut orchards in general and one on hazelnuts in particular.
BC Ministry of Agriculture Hazelnut Production Guide
Answers many questions if you're considering planting an orchard.
BC Hazelnut Growers Association
The place to go for BC info. Upcoming events, a locally developed enterprise budget and more!
Web site of the Oregon Hazelnut Marketing Board with information for growers and the interested public.
Did you know that hazelnut trees are preferred hosts for truffles? The fungi, not the chocolate kind.
Northern Nut Grower's Association
Lots of info about north hardy varieties.