Nut groves. are profllable in Nevada County, California 
FILBEKTS . 
This nursery was the first to introduce the fine 
European varieties of this nut on tlie Pacific Coatit, 
Felix Gillet, its fipunder listed them in his first cata- 
logue early in the seventies. During these past fifty 
years many varieties have been tried out on these 
grounds and new introductions of the U. S. Dept. of 
Agriculture have been tested here. Of all the different 
varieties tested tihe Barcelona has proved to be the 
best all round filbert for both commercial orchards and 
home plantings. This nut was named by tlie late Fe'ix 
Gillet being renamed from one of the European varie- 
ties. It reyuires cross-pollenation tor maximum yield. 
DuChilly, Daviana and the Avelines will poUenate the 
Barcelona . 
Oregon and parts of Washington have fine filbert 
opportunities while Humboldt, Mendocino and Santa 
Cruz Counties in California seem to have ideal condi- 
tions t3or them. Reports from all parts of California 
show success where conditions are favorable. 
Early failures in California, with this nut were all 
due to lack of cross-pollenation . 
Filberts of the ( roper vavieties 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 requirements 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 hearing and the nuts are invar- 
iably smaller than the parent. 
Only plants 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 after way set on a 
slight mound, not too deep, so that the crown wi'l 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 as a commercial crop preient many advan- 
tages: — 
1st There is no glutted market for this nut, es- 
pecially the fine varieties. 
2nd. Low cost of maintenance and harvest. AH 
nuts fall to the ground and can he gathered 
by inexperienced labor. 
3rd. They are practically free from pests, r"ot ro*- 
blight, sour sap and a host of other trouble- 
that beset i'ruit trees . 
4th. They bear early, regularly and come to ma- 
turity in a few years . 
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