Hazel: Sowing, planting and harvest calendar
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How do you plant a hazel?
Choose a sunny or lightly shaded position with fertile, well-drained soil. Allow space for the mature size and, for nuts, another compatible variety whose flowering overlaps with your hazel.
Plant bare-root specimens during dormancy, avoiding frozen or waterlogged ground. Container-grown plants generally establish well in autumn or spring. Dig a hole wide enough for the roots or root ball without planting deeper than before; keep the root collar at soil level.
Backfill with the excavated soil, firm gently and water. Do not compact the ground heavily. Add mulch without touching the stems and monitor moisture during establishment. If moving a young plant, protect its roots from drying and replant promptly.
How do you prune a hazel?
How to care for this plant
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Maintain the mulch
Check the ground cover around the base. If the mulch has thinned, top it up on moist, well-drained soil after removing competing weeds. Keep the trunk, crown and graft union clear; add nothing if the existing layer is sufficient.
How do you harvest hazelnuts?
