Nut Trees The Linn County Nurseries 
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HICKORIES. The above is equally true of Hickories, but in this case there 
are several species. Shagbarks are the best. Some of them are as large as many 
shellbarks, very much better in quality, have much thinner shells, and are easier 
to grow. Schinnerling, Hagen, Wilcox, and Stratford are excellent kinds. Hy- 
brids of the Bitternut such as Fairbanks, grow easily, are productive, large and 
attractive, but have a trace of bitterness in the meats which spoils them for 
many people. 
PECANS. Pecans are not very satisfactory north of southern Iowa because 
they bloom so late in spring that there is not sufficient time for them to mature 
before freezing temperatures in the fall. This is true of the most northern 
varieties and those from farther south can not be expected to mature at all. 
Major seems to be the earliest maturing kind here. 
HICANS. Hicans are crosses of the Hickory and Pecan. They grow rapidly 
and make most beautiful trees, but most kinds do not bear young nor regularly. 
They ripen considerably earlier than pecans and when there is a crop of well 
filled nuts they are prized very highly for the nuts are large, crack out well and 
have excellent quality. It is.hoped that varieties can be found which will pro- 
duce more satisfactorily. 
WINKLER HAZEL. This variety has been in greatest demand of all the 
nuts and is all sold for the spring of 1945. Winkler bushes grow quite compact 
and six to seven feet high. The foliage is attractive and becomes scarlet and 
bronze in the fall. The nuts are the largest of the native hazels. Ms 
FILBERT SEEDLINGS. These are grown from seed of the survivors of a 
long list of European varieties planted more than twenty years ago, most of 
which were unable to endure the tough Iowa winters. Most of these seedlings 
should be hardy to central Iowa and produce nuts of good size and quality, but 
will vary considerably. The nuts drop free from the pods when ripe. Excellent 
for tall screens. They do not succor like the native hazels and grow much taller. 
isyear heavily srooted plants, m1 StO<2 61. ee pe ee ee $2.50 per 10. 
THOMAS WALNUT SEEDLINGS. Mixed with a few other good named 
varieties. These can not be expected to truly reproduce the parent variety but 
should be much superior to seedlings from wild trees. Some will be almost 
identical with the grafted variety and cost very much less. 
fyear, heavily rooted plants, 12-18-in) 22224422 50c each $2.50 per 10. 
THE NORTHERN NUT GROWERS’ ASSOCIATION is an organization of 
progressive people of many different vocations who are interested in the ad- 
vancement of nut culture. An annual report is published which contains the 
most up-to-date practical and scientific information published on the subject 
and is well worth the $2.00 membership fee. All interested in nut trees should 
join. New members will receive both the report of the previous and current 
year. Memberships may be sent to D. C. Snyder, Treasurer, Center Point, Iowa. 
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