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corylus--

Frances Burns wrote:
> 
> As a hazelnut (filbert) farmer, may I share what must be the quickest route to
> planting NUTS --- delegate the mission to the stellar jays.  They bury the seeds
> all fall...and I pull them up out of my garden all spring and summer.  To get a
> Hazelnut with promise one can plant suckers from a good tree.  From seed it's
> anyone's guess, thought I must say we have one mature seedling that has the best
> tasting and largest nuts for a pollenator-type tree of any in the orchard.
> The stellar jays do a splendid job with black walnuts and oaks, as well.  I hate
> to see such industrious behavior maligned, but would gladly direct them your
> way, Mauldin.
> Frances B, Oregon
> 

Francis: Is there no way to get good hazelnut stock from seed.  Do you
know what is the percentage that comes true?  Or if I am gathering
hazelnuts, & select only the largest to plant, doesnt that increase the
chance that the seedling will also have larger nuts.  Also, do seedling
hazelnuts make good rootstock, in which cash one could graft scions from
the best producers on to the rootstock of seedlings that werent
producing--

miekal
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