If you're planning a landscape refresh this year, why not add a little bit of deliciousness by planting a few nut trees? Not only will your new tree be an excellent source of shade and look great, but ...

Native, temperate nut trees can begin mitigating our changing climate and providing Eco Talk: The benefits of chestnut, hazelnut trees as climate changes Skip to main content Skip to main content ...

Hazelnuts are a tree nut native to the eastern half of North America. Hazelnut trees are relatively easy to grow and begin producing nuts within 4-6 years of being planted.

Long-lived, perennial crops — like hazelnuts, which can grow as a shrub or tree — don’t need to be planted year after year, which offers many environmental benefits.

Hazelnuts appealed to Smith as part of his larger mission to adapt plants to Alaska. His oldest tree is 8 years old. He happened to plant that one and was surprised to see it survive the winter.

He has planted 3,500 hazelnut trees on 18 acres of land in Bjachho. “They are growing really good,” he said. However, since this is the first time they are growing hazelnut trees, there are some ...