BARCELONA IN BLOOM 
HOW THE FILBERT BLOOMS 
AND IS POLLINATED 
No variety of filbert is entirely self-pollenizing. 
That is, it will bear very few nuts unless fertilized 
with the pollen of another variety. The BARCE¬ 
LONA variety is no exception, it must be cross 
pollinated. There are several methods of accom¬ 
plishing this. It has been proven by scientific ex¬ 
periment at the Oregon Agricultural College Ex¬ 
periment Station that varieties which we indicate 
with a star (*) will pollinate the Barcelona. Ex¬ 
perience has shown, however, that it is best not to 
depend on any one pollenizer. Owing to the peculiar 
blooming habits of the filbert, a known good pol¬ 
lenizer will fail one year and act favorably the 
next. This is particularly true in some districts. 
Therefore we advise the planting of several pollin¬ 
ating varieties in every commercial planting. 
METHODS OF POLLENIZING 
(A) Plant solid to Barcelona. After third year top, 
graft one limb of each tree to Nottingham or White 
Aveline. Then put in grafts scattered through the 
planting of DuChilly, Daviana, White Aveline, Cos- 
ford, Gross Ronde; either several or all, to extent of 
ten assorted pollenizers per hundred of Barcelona. 
We will furnish grafting wood of these varieties. 
(B) Use 11% assorted pollenizers scattered through 
the planting as shown above, to every hundred 
Barcelona. Every third tree in every third row 
planted to a pollinator is 11%. This method cuts 
down the number of Barcelona trees per acre and 
yield will probably be less than by first plan. 
(C) Is a combination of the two methods above. 
Flowers of 
The Filbert 
Upper, pistillate. 
Lower, staminate. 
Blooming habits of the Fil¬ 
bert are unlike fruit trees, 
in that after blooming the 
tree continues dormant. Un¬ 
til May, four months after 
blooming only are the nuts 
visible, being protected from 
killing frosts within the pis¬ 
tillate bud. 
GILLET’S FILBERT 
FILBERT 
or 
HAZEL NUT 
A Crop 
That Pays 
the 
Grower 
Dis-Budding for Tree Form 
Maximum Yields will result from training to tree form, with single 
stem branching at 12 inches or higher. Careful dis-budding of sucker 
buds at planting time and removal of suckers as they appear for a 
few years will allow brandies to make nice shaped trees. Engraving 
at left shows dis-budding method. 
Good Yields will result from the bush form allowing four or five 
shoots to grow from root crown. Do not dis-bud for bush form. 
METHOD OF DIS-BUDDING 
— 12 — 
READ WHY 
BARCELONA FILBERT BRANCH (Darts Show Nut Clusters) 
Filbert Prices Higher 
Good Year for Nut Men 
Opening prices on 1935 Oregon and Washington 
filberts have been announced and are on a somewhat 
different basis than a year ago, Portland being des¬ 
ignated as a delivery point, although set prices were 
established on a delivered basis east. 
The Portland price named was V /2 cents a pound 
below the delivered eastern prices, Spokane was 1 
cent above the listed price, with Seattle as well as 
California points cent above eastern delivery. 
Portland prices follow: 
BARCELONAS 
1935 1934 
—Per Pound- 
Large ............ lSyic 14c 
Fancy .......... 14c I2 l /tc 
Baby ------ 13c lV/Zc 
The 1934 season has been a fairly profitable one for 
nut growers in the Northwest. 
Filberts met with a brisk demand from the first 
samples received in the markets, and it was neces¬ 
sary to prorate practically all orders. In spite of the 
large crop of European filberts this season, there 
was a good demand for the Northwestern nuts in 
markets along the Atlantic seaboard. 
Philadelphia and New York were outstanding in 
their demand for the domestic crop. Many of the 
smaller cities of the Middle West ordered a larger 
quantity of Oregon nuts than in previous seasons. 
Prices announced at the outset of the season have 
been maintained, although at one time an advance 
in the price of the medium grades was considered. 
The medium priced grades of filberts were in the 
greatest demand this year and supplies were all but 
exhausted before the marketing season was well 
started. The larger sizes of Barcelonas and DuChilly’s 
continue to move from the wholesalers but at a 
slower rate. Prices this season are as follows: 
DuCHILLYS 
Large ........ 17 l /Zc 16c 
Fancy ........... 16c 14c 
Baby ..----- 13}4c 13c 
—Better Fruit Magazine, October, 1935. 
Better Fruit Magazine, from which the above were 
taken, is published at Portland, Ore.; costs $1.00 per 
year. They regularly print these timely articles. 
BARCELONAS 
Per Lb. 
Large ___ 14c 
Fancy ____— 12yZc 
Baby ........-.—. ll l Ac 
DuCHILLYS 
Fancy ....-__ 14)4c 
Baby __12j6c 
—Better Fruit Magazine, January, 1935. 
O WHEN AND WHERE TO PLANT 
A Filberts will produce heavily in rather poor soil, but trees will be larger and nuts more 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 13. They will 
produce well in the shade of larger trees such as Walnut, Pecan, Chestnut, thus can be used as interplants. 
Such combinations are advised for hot valley locations. 
• WHY YOU SHOULD PLANT BARCELONA FILBERTS 
U 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. (Note market quotations above.) 
H 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. 
• RESULTS TO EXPECT 
U 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 average price and costs, means net of about $200.00 per acre. When prices re¬ 
turn to normal the profits will increase sharply. A 2000 lb. yield per acre at normal prices will show $250.00 
profit per acre with cost of 6c per lb. 
