VARIETIES TO PLANT 
After several hundred years of cultivation in England, Prance, Spain, Italy and Sicily there are 
probably three good commercial sorts to plant today for commercial use. Ranking as named in 
greatness of acreage now planted, Barcelona, DuChilly and Brixnut. These sorts, however, must be 
pollenized with other sorts of merit to insure heavy annual yields as will be denoted under their 
respective titles. The chief variety planted commercially today is no doubt the Barcelona nut and is 
highly recommended by our leading horticulturists as being one of the best nuts for high produc¬ 
tivity and commercial value. The DuChilly is widely planted particularly in Western Washington 
where they have proven very profitable. The Brixnut is widely planted in Oregon and Washington 
and is rapidly gaining favor with discriminating planters as an immense producer of extremely 
large, highly flavored filberts, since being introduced in 1914. 
Barcelona 
A large, round nut, fully self husking, rich in flavor, kernel uniform in size, clean of pellicle and 
very prolific when pollenized with about 15 per cent DuChilly, Daviana and White Aveline, alter¬ 
nated by setting every third tree in every third row to a pollenizer. Tree a strong, upright grower. 
Most widely planted of all filberts now grown. 
Du Chilly 
A large, long nut, about 50 per cent self husking and balance readily husked by machinery or by 
hand, finest of quality demanding a premium over Barcelona, often used as a main commercial crop 
and bears exceptionally heavy when pollenized with Clackamas, Alpha or Gassoway. We strongly 
recommend the Clackamas used every third tree in every third row, or alternated with the other two. 
Tree is not a strong grower and should be planted slightly closer when used as a commercial crop. 
Brixnut 
An immense, large, round nut, fully self husking, very rich in flavor, extremely clean of pellicle, 
a very certain producer owing to its late blooming period in February and March, by escaping some 
very unfavorable weather in January, and should be pollenized with every third tree in every third 
row planted to Halles Giante. 
The Brixnut tree is a very vigorous grower but should be pruned heavily while young as it has a 
strong tendency to come into bearing at a very early age. Nuts should be picked off until the fourth 
year for best success with this sort, as the growth will be retarded when left on the young trees. 
“BRIXNUT” Actual Size 
SCALE OF PRODUCTION 
No. Trees 
Min. Average 
Min. Average 
Income per Acre 
Age of Orchard 
per Acre 
per Tree 
per Acre 
at 15c per lb. 
Fourth year . 
. 100 
2 lbs. 
200 lbs. 
$ 30.00 
Sixth year . 
. 100 
5 lbs. 
500 lbs. 
75.00 
Eighth year . 
. 100 
12 lbs. 
1200 lbs. 
180.00 
Tenth year . 
. 100 
16 lbs. 
1600 lbs. 
240.00 
Twelfth year . 
. 100 
20 lbs. 
2000 lbs. 
300.00 
Sixteenth year . 
. 100 
30 lbs. 
3000 lbs. 
450.00 
Twentieth year . 
. 100 
40 lbs. 
4000 lbs. 
600.00 
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