Reduced vigor and smaller size are features rather than bugs for Oregon State University’s new Thompson hazelnut variety, which is intended specifically for high-density orchards. The diminutive trees ...

October is hazelnut season in Oregon. As the fall foliage hits it peak, but before the rains come, the Willamette Valley’s roughly 1,000 hazelnut farmers are busy collecting their crop. More than 60% ...

I grow just three filbert trees in my front garden. So far, only one is a decent producer. This past warm summer was good to this one tree and now I have a huge bowl of nuts that I need to roast. I ...

Spring is just around the corner and gardeners can hardly wait to get their hands in the soil. Got questions before you get started? Get answers from Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool ...

After years of living in the shadow of well-funded and aggressively marketed pistachios, almonds and walnuts, Oregon hazelnuts are now ready to inspire manufacturers and consumers as the star ...

Providing a welcoming habitat for birds in winter is as easy as planting cold-hardy trees that will provide much-needed ...

This year’s NOFA New York Winter Conference had a huge range of workshops, from practical presentations on cover cropping and compost to discussions about reducing food waste and how to advocate for a ...

Demand for hazelnuts is on the rise globally. That's due in no small part to the popularity of products like Nutella. But the U.S. has remained a relatively small player in the global hazelnut ...

Although Oregon is known for many exports — from timber to hipster irony — few people are aware that it's actually the country's leading source of hazelnuts. Growers estimate that 99 percent of the ...

There has been a growing interest in trying to combine the cold hardiness and disease resistance of the American species with ...

The hazelnut business is in a bind. Demand is rising, supply is tight, and a deadly fungal disease is constraining production. But one man may have found a solution. Demand for hazelnuts is on the ...