THE FELIX GILLET NURSERY 
NEVADA CITY, CALIFORNIA 
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• WHEN AND WHERE TO PLANT 
II Filberts will produce heavily in rather poor soil, but trees will be larger and nuts moye plentiful on good 
soils. They will be profitable on rocky ledgy ground but they must have adequate moisture under any con¬ 
ditions. In California, a Northwest or Northeast exposure would be best, but they will succeed in other ex¬ 
posures. The planting should have good air drainage, where heavy frosts occur in early Spring. Thus an 
elevated site is to be preferred. Plant from December 15th to March 15th; the earlier the better. The coast 
counties of California have ideal conditions for this nut, also the Sierra foothills and mountain locations 
generally. Some places in the great central valley of California and in Southern California they are doing 
well; other plantings there have been less successful. Since this nut tree promises so well, you should 
make at least a trial planting this season and we make special offers for such. See page 24. They will pro 
duce well in the shade of larger trees such as Walnut, Pecan, Chestnut, thus can be use as interplants. Such 
combinations are advised for hot valley locations. 
• DISTANCE APART TO PLANT 
If On good soils, plant 20 to 25 feet apart. On pooper soil 16 to 18 feet. Either square or triangular planting 
is satisfactory. For windbreaks or hedge-rows, 6 to 10 feet apart. 
II To find number of plants required per acre, divide 43,560 by number of square feet each plant occupies. 
EXAMPLE: 20x20 square, 400 sq. ft. Dividing 43,560 by 400 gives 109, which is number of trees per acre 
when each tree stands at corners of a square. Planted at three points of triangle, 20 feet on each side, takes 
15% more trees. 
• WHY YOU SHOULD PLANT BARCELONA FILBERTS 
tl The name Barcelona is known to dealers and buyers. It is to' filberts what Franquette is to walnuts; Navel 
to oranges; Baldwin to apples and Ivory to soaps. To be the producer of a well known brand is a distinct 
advantage of the grower. 
U They have been tried and proven for many years. The quality is good. The growth healthy and strong— 
they make a large tree. Yield is heavy, with few culls. They are self-husking, the bulk of the crop falls 
free to ground ready for harvest. DuChilly and other long husk varieties do not have this feature. 
• WHY TRANSPLANTED LAYER PLANTS ARE BEST 
H Perpetuation of a species by layers is a natural method. Limbs bent to the ground by wind or storm 
take root. While natural grafts do occur, they are freaks of nature. Layers are true to variety from root 
to top and if anything happens to the top the root-crown will soon replace the damage by new sprouts. 
Graftage practiced on seedlings subjects the graft to all the weaknesses of the root and the danger of 
worthless type sprouts from below the graft union. European growers with the experience of centuries use 
only layer trees; groves 250 years old are still producing nuts in Italy. Our original strain of Barcelona 
from layers is best for your planting. 
• RESULTS TO EXPECT 
H While the Barcelona will bear nuts the first year in the nursery row, it cannot produce many pounds un¬ 
til the fourth to sixth year after planting. It should pay costs by that time and from then on natural in¬ 
crease will show profits. In the 10th year a conservative estimate of yield would be 1000 lbs. per acre and in 
well situated groves it will be higher. A reasonable average on mature trees of 20 lbs. each will total over 
one ton per acre and based on present price and costs, means net of about $200.00 per acre. When prices re¬ 
turn to normal the profits will increase sharply. Present price is 16c and a normal price based on past 10 
years’ average would be 18c. Thus on 2000 lb. yield per acre $250.00 profit can reasonably be assumed, 
figuring cost of production at 6c per lb. 
BARCELONA IN BLOOM 
To Be Successful With Filberts 
Plant our original strain BARCELONA trees with 
proper pollenizers as indicated elsewhere. 
Plant carefully with root-crown not over 3 inches 
below surface. Leave basin for irrigating. 
Mix one-half to one pound BONE MEAL with soil 
that goes about the roots. 
Apply % to y 2 pound, according to size of tree, of 
Nitrate of Soda or Sulphate of Ammonia, in two ap¬ 
plications. First, as buds are starting; second, 3 
weeks later. Hoe in or scatter over root area. 
Shade stem of your tree with YUCCA TREE 
PROTECTORS (see page 27 for prices) or by two 
thin boards, V fashion, southwest side. 
Irrigate in basin directly over roots the first two 
years and cultivate regularly. Plant early in spring 
as possible. Plant cover crops suitable to your 
location. (Ask your County Agent which is best 
cover crop for your district.) 
SOILS FOR FILBERTS 
They will grow in most any soil, shallow or 
deep, as they are shallow rooted. Best results are 
obtained on soils that are not heavily acid, but a 
slight acidity is not harmful. Use the TESKIT for 
testing your soils. (See below.) 
TESKIT. A valuable outfit for testing soils for 
acidity or alkalinity. Has our recommendation. 
$2.00 POSTPAID. 
