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How to Harvest Hazelnuts
06.06.2023 - 20:55 / gardenerspath.com / Heather Buckner
How to Harvest HazelnutsI just love hazelnuts. The buttery crunch of the toasted nuts is so delicious that I decided I better start growing and harvesting my own.
Lucky for me, growing them is easy. You can learn all about it in our guide to growing hazelnuts.
And harvesting is even easier! Whether you grow your own shrubs or trees, or find them in the wild, it is absolutely worth knowing how to harvest them yourself.
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Read on to learn about how to harvest and preserve hazelnuts, with some bonus recipe ideas.
Understanding the Growing CycleHazelnuts are unique in that they develop buds in the fall, which open into flowers in the late winter or early spring.
The male flowers are long yellow catkins and the female flowers are very small, appearing like tiny red threads at the end of the twigs.
Though each shrub contains both male and female flowers, most varieties require cross pollination for nut production.
If you have the space, it is recommended to grow at least two different varieties.
They are wind pollinated, so be sure to space plants no more than about 50 feet from each other.
After pollination, the female flowers mature into edible nuts, which turn from green to brown as they mature.
These grow to roughly 1/2 inch in size. They are each encased in leaf-like bracts and appear in clusters of two to five.
When to HarvestIt takes about three to five years from planting until the trees are old enough to produce a harvest.
While that may seem like a while, other species can take much longer to produce. Pecans, for instance, begin producing at six to 10 years, and almonds can take up to 12 years to get a decent harvest.
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