Cob Nuts

[burnie]

Anyone north of the border grown Cob Nuts before?,spotted a supplier and always fancied growing them or Hazlenuts.

[burnie]

I'll take that as a no then,anyone grow them south of the border who have any tips on how successful they are,how long do I have to wait with my nut crackers in my hand...ooh er.

[yoanbob]

whats a cob nut burnie?
would like to grow hazelnuts but havnt tried yet, good luck tho.

[Lesley Jay]

Burnie I haven't grown them but I could tell you what it says in my book if that would help.

[burnie]

Cob nuts are basically as I understand it like a cultivated , larger hazlenut and are offered for sale by a nursery in kent,I've seen them for sale(the nuts not the plants) in local supermarkets and just wondered what the likelyhood was of a successful harvest a mile inland from the sea?.

[Lesley Jay]

Burnie they are wind pollinated and you need two varieties grown close to each other. Any help?

[nick the grief]

My Gardening Guru - Geoff hamilton grew them as a tunnel in one of his gardens two different varieties (which I think you need) 1 either side of the tunnel & Lady's Mantle & Lavender at the base.

Ahhh, I can smell it now

[burnie]

As I've only got a modest garden and a fair bit of that is about to vanish under plastic,I guess I'll give it a miss for now and buy the nuts from the shop,ho hum.

[NEWTO THE PLOT]

hi bernie

as far as i can remember they grow wild in kent just like elderberries never found any though

[Nicos]

We have a baby tree and last year took about 4 nuts!!
This year the tree has grown huge...and not a flower/nut in sight!!!
???Jays or Squirrels???

[annie trip]

I have inherited 4 hazel nut tree with the house and although collected loads of nuts am not sure when they are ripe or if i am doing the right things to them.

The trees are getting huge and begining to shade my quince and apples so considering chopping some down but not sure which now with the pllinating issue being mentioned?!

[Palustris]

The time to pick them is when the calyx (the bit surrounding the nut) begins to turn yellow. If you pick them too soon, they do not ripen properly and too late, they fall out and get eaten. Squirrels and mice take them round here.
Our hedgerows are full of the trees, but they hedge cut at the wrong time of year so all the flowers (catkins in Feb/March) which appear on new wood, are removed.
Pruning is easy, remove about a third of the branches anytime from now on.
This part of thwe West midlands has the coldest recorded temperatures in England and they survive here. Fruiting is erratic though, they do not like the icy winds we get at pollen time. If in doubt, why not plant some of the bought nuts and grow your own? That way you lose only time rather than money!