Yamhill Hazelnut Tree

Yamhill Hazelnut Tree

Yamhill Hazelnut Tree is a recent introduction developed and trialed by Oregon State University! This cultivar features attractive, compact growth habit, good crops of large and delicious nuts, and total resistance to Eastern Filbert Blight. Yamhill’s high productivity has made it popular with home as well as commercial growers . Plant with Jefferson or Gamma for cross-pollination.  Nuts fall free of the husk at maturity and in most years, Yamhill will be completed before the beginning of the Barcelona harvest.

Latin Name: Corylus avellana
Site and Soil: Filberts like 1/2 day to full sun and well-drained soil.
Pollination Requirements: Plant with another hazelnut tree for cross pollination.
Hardiness: Filbert trees are hardy to minus 25º F. Flowers are hardy to approx. minus 15F.
Bearing Age: 2-3 years after planting.
Size at Maturity: 8-12 ft. in height
Bloom Time: Winter and spring
Ripening Time: September
<strong>Yield: 20+ lbs.
Pests & Diseases: Immune to Eastern Filbert Blight. Filbert worm can damage nuts of all Filbert varieties.
USDA Zone: 5
Sunset Western Zone: 2-7
Sunset Northeast Zone: 32, 34-43