Hazelnut which is otherwise referred as filbert and has its origin in North America. This tree produces wonderful nut that is greatly liked by many people and is one of the important ingredient in many of the exotic dishes. Hazelnut is also a wonderful diet supplement which provides great nutrition to human body. This tree can reach a height of 14 meters and mostly will grow to an extent of 9 meters. The tree initially takes four years to produce first hazelnut. Every year there will be large quantity of nuts that will be produced varying from six to seven quarts. In order to make sure that the output of trees is good enough for many years it is essential to take special care of plants during winter months to prevent the plant from getting dormant.
Protecting sensitive flowers
Thought hazelnut tree is capable of tolerating cold conditions up to temperatures below 17 Fahrenheit the flowers are greatly sensitive to cold conditions and requires special care. The flowers which open up during the winter time can be greatly damaged by colder conditions and thus there should be proper efforts that should be made to provide extra care. Warmth should be provided to tree during winter with the use of walls that provides proper shade and also prevents the flowers from getting damaged from higher velocity of winds. The tree should not be completely cut down from wind since some level of wind is essential to carry out the process of pollination.
Appropriate soil conditions and compost
Hazelnut Leaves
The most preferred conditions for growth of hazelnut trees during winter are between the pH range of 6 and 7. The roots of this tree are shallow and thus filling up the soil with good fertilizers are essential to boost the growth of plant. While planting the tree the soil should be provided with good amount of compost. If there is not sufficient amount of rain then manual watering of plants should be carried out during winter period also. Another important necessity is to pluck out the leaf that have either dried up or showing poor growth in certain regions of tree. To maximize the reach of water the soil should have proper penetration and should have a depth path of about 6 to 1o feet to ensure proper and adequate supply of water which will make the plant drought free.
Pruning
Pruning is one of the important processes which must be done before the start of spring to make sure good yield is obtained from this tree. All the dead leaves and branches should be removed from the tree. You should also monitor the leaves for any infestation of tree by pests. In most of the cases this tree remains unaffected but there are chances that bug may eat the leaves and lay eggs. Thus it becomes essential to remove bug eggs and remove bug attacked leaves.
Thus proper care of hazelnut tree during winter will ensure proper growth of tree during rest of season and will also provide wonderful yield of nuts with high quality.
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