Valerie Bass

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Thank you so much. Between rain showers I went outside and located 2 more hazelnut trees loaded with little nuts. I will look up for Peterson's field guide at Amazon. I have just received Foster and Duke's Eastern/Central Medicinal plants and herbs, which is quite fascinating:) I thought I needed to know what safe things to get for my rabbits:)
12 years ago
Thank you so much Kay and Osker. I would love to keep in touch with both of you as we embark on our hazelnut journey!
Osker, where in the mountains are you? We are in Sparta.
I believe I have located another place in NC that carried Hazelnuts. Foggy mountain nursery in Creston which is by West Jefferson.
I looked at useful plant nursery and in a 3 gallon pot, it is still a seedling! How big is a seedling?
What did you buy and how big was it?
I might need more guidance too for badgersett. The prices are low but they have seedlings. Do you have any experience in their products? I like the lifetime warranty on some of the products:)
As for raintreenursery, 5-3 foot trees for 59.95 doesn't sound bad at all. Kay, is that what you bought?
12 years ago
Thank you:) On another topic I posted pictures of some of the trees I have and there were some hazelnuts! So now I walk around and look carefully, since I know what to look for. This morning I discovered several with many little nuts on them!! It is so exciting! Tomorrow I will go exploring some more. It has become a treasure hunt!
12 years ago
Also, is the picture of a hickory?
12 years ago

Walter Jeffries wrote:We have hazelnuts but they're trees. It would take decades to get to their size. I would suggest planting some as well as apples and what ever other fruits do well in your climate. But also plant annuals and perennials like asparagus.
The annuals are your near time crop, the thinks like raspberries and asparagus soon, tree crops long term.


I have planted during spring break 8 blueberries, 5 raspberries, 14 fruit trees ( 4 apples, 2 peaches, 2 pears, 2 or 4 plums, 2 cherries). We also have many wild blackberries. I have been walking around and I believe I have 3 hickory trees and 2 young black walnut trees.
I have also started a late raised garden which is growing.
Last but not least, we have 6 chickens, 2 pygmy goats for fertilizer and 5 rabbits, not counting 1 cat and 3 dogs.
We have tomatoes, bell peppers, hot peppers, beans, snow peas, zucchini, squash growing and some herbs. I have never thought about the asparagus. I remember once, 20 years ago, I had bought some and cooked it for ever and never could quite eat it!
How long does the hazelnut tree take to grow to a fruit producing size?
I think I might have a couple growing wild...but the leaves have a weird thing in the middle like a wart...

first 2 hazelnut I believe
3rd black walnut?
12 years ago
I have just resigned from my job of 16 years as my husband is a sick OEF veteran(Afghanistan). We have moved to the mountains of NC as it helps his breathing.
For the first time in my life, I have time to start growing a vegetable garden and I also want to plant many hazelnut trees/shrubs/trubs. TN forestry sells them in season but please, how big is a seedling?
We would like something that could start producing within a couple to a few years. I would like quite a few trees. This is all new to me as I moved to the mountains on June the 9th. Anyone's help and guidance will be greatly appreciated.
12 years ago
I have just resigned from my job of 16 years as my husband is a sick OEF veteran(Afghanistan). We have moved to the mountains of NC as it helps his breathing.
For the first time in my life, I have time to start growing a vegetable garden and I also want to plant many hazelnut trees/shrubs/trubs. TN forestry sells them in season but please, how big is a seedling?
We would like something that could start producing within a couple to a few years. I would like quite a few trees. This is all new to me as I moved to the mountains on June the 9th. Anyone's help and guidance will be greatly appreciated.
12 years ago