Oru MOrNTAIN GROWN TREKS ARE HARDY 
FILBERTS 
This nursery was the first to introduce the fine Euro- 
pean varieties of this nut on the Pacific coast. Pellx 
Gillet, its founder, listed them in his first catalog is- 
sued early in the seventies. For heginners in nut 
planting as well as others we give below a few hints 
as to theii care . 
Filbei't.s of the proper varieties ought to be planted 
everywhere that the native hazel grows and in many 
other locations where there is plenty of moisture. 
They do well under many conditions of soil and ex- 
posure. The soil ronuirements are not exacting but 
they do best on soil with a fair lime content. 
Seeds or seedling trees should not be planted as they 
are slow in coming to bearing and the nuts are invar- 
iably smaller than the parent. 
0:!l.v rJants from layers of approved varieties are 
worth' planting. They come to heavy bearing early 
and unlike grafted trees will always come true from 
the root. 
They may be grown as bushes (if the center is kept 
open) or trained as trees. If the latter way set on a 
slight mound, not too deep, so that the crown will be 
above the level of the surrounding ground. This ob- 
viates to a large extent the suckers and facilitates 
their removal. Do not allow suckers to grow. 
Filberts a.s a coniDiorcial <iop present many advan- 
tages: — • 
1st. There is no glutted market for this nut es- 
pecially the fine varieties. 
2nd. Low cost of maintenance and harvest. All 
nuts fall to the ground and can be gathered 
by inexperienced labor . 
3rd. They are practically free from pests, root rot, 
blight, sour sap and a host of other troubles 
that beset fruit trees. 
4th. They bear early, regularly and come to ma- 
turity in a few years. 
Nut groves are profitable in Nevada County California. 
