T HAS been thoroughly demonstrated that the Pacific Northwest is peculiarly 
adapted to the commercial growing of filberts and this cannot be said of any 
other section of the United States. As our domestic demand greatly exceeds 
the supply and the area in wihch to grow them is limited and the crop profit¬ 
able it natually follows that the acreage is increasing. However, we have 
only begun planting and it will be many years before enough home grown 
filberts will be produced to supply the demand. 
For the benefit of those who contemplate planting filberts, the writer has endeavored 
to set forth in as few words as possible some facts pertaining to filberts and filbert 
culture. 
PROPAGATION 
We offer two types of propagated filberts; tip layered one year, and tip layered 
and run in nursery row one or more years to develop stronger and better root system. 
Each type has its advantages; the tip layer 1 year can be headed any height desired, 
the buds along the trunk will force wood growth wherever top is cut. Many planters have 
their own idea where this should be done. 
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The transplanted trees are branched at about proper height according to grade, and 
have the advantage of older developed roots, although 1 year trees are never sent out with¬ 
out sufficient fine roots to develop properly. 
In the above two types, ninety-five per cent of the filbert trees are still set out. They 
are on their own natural roots which develop the fastest and sturdiest trees and come into 
bearing first. 
There are many methods and ways to propagate filberts. They can be grown from seed 
ant later budded and grafted. The disadvantage of this, however, is that the trunk may 
become damaged or broken off, which occasionally happens. Although a sprout from the 
base may be selected to form a new top which will catch up with the others as the roots 
are still there, the sprout from the seedling would prove of little value since seedlings 
always revert back and are inferior. We graft seedlings only to obtain varieties that are 
scarce and to get certain pollenizers. 
Another method of propagating is from suckers dug up from the base of old trees and 
further developed. However, these are bad to sucker and often get mixed from sprouts 
which come from seed. If you are not certain of the trees being of good strain you are 
simply getting a poor foundation for your orchard. 
Our filberts are propagated from a mother bed that contains nothing but ascertained 
best strain introduced bv Mr. Quarenberg of Vancouver, Washington, the “daddy” of 
filberts. 
Never buy filberts from an amateur because he offers them cheap or below the market 
price. There is too much at stake for what little you may think you save from the market 
price. 
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