Thanks, CJ and David. I've listened to all of Phil's
podcasts and that's probably what has me thinking I can do this. Perhaps I
should listen to part two again. I'm up for a challenge and to my tree nerd way of thinking growing several thousand tree seedlings to get a few that work would be a fun project. I just wanted to see if someone else has already done it. I have looked at a lot of nut trees including pistachio, cashew and macadamia but most are not suited for the hot, dry summers we get here. The Pecan is our state tree and is rather ubiquitous in this area. I'll probably have some in my system but I was hoping to incorporate something a little more fun and interesting.
The hazelnut is listed as being compatible to zone 8. Mark mentioned They grow wild in East Texas and I heard him say he got some of his genetics from Louisiana. I'm in 8b and I'm assuming the biggest challenge will be
water. Things grow well here until we get 90 straight days of 100 degree heat.