An excellent hazelnut selection resistant to Eastern Filbert Blight, Monmouth is a very productive variety with thin shelled nuts and a high meat to shell ratio.
A selection from Michigan that does particularly well in cold climates, Grand Traverse is unique for being 25% Turkish Tree Hazel (Corylus colurna).
A new release from Rutgers University selected for disease free hazelnut production on the East Coast where eastern filbert blight is a serious problem, The Beast is a cross between an americana x avellana parent and an avellana selection from Oregon State.
Another great Eastern Filbert Blight-resistant introduction from Oregon State University, PollyO was bred for the blanched kernel market and is the preferred variety for the chocolate industry. The flavor and aromas on PollyO are exceptional making it a highly sought after variety.
York Hazelnut Tree produces delicious nuts for eating or making paste. It is also a great and compatible pollinizer for most other hazelnut cultivars with its relatively long period of pollen shed during mid-season flowering. York is Resistance to bud mite, EFB (Eastern Filbert Blight), and low incidence of kernel mold
Willamette Hazelnut Tree was released in 1990 as Oregon State University’s first released cultivar in their hazelnut breeding program.
Epsilon Hazelnut Tree Epsilon Hazelnut Tree is another Eastern Filbert Blight resistant cultivar released by Oregon State University. It makes a great pollenizer with its long flowering time and also produces excellent filberts. Incompatible pollenizer for Barcelona, Ennis, and Willamette, but great for all other varieties. Latin Name: Corylus avellana Site...
Of all the botanical wonders to come out of Chile the Chilean Hazelnut is likely our favorite. Worth growing for its tasty nuts alone, the Chilean Hazelnut also features beautifully textured evergreen leaves that are so stunning they are often used in flower arrangements along with the beautiful and fragrant Proteaceous flowers that are a favorite nectar source for bees.
As the name implies Hall’s Giant Hazelnut Tree produces excellent crops of very large hazelnuts. Trees are moderately resistant to Eastern Filbert Blight and make a great pollenizer for other hazelnut varieties.
