Hazel tree help?

Question

i have tweo hazel trees in my gardens in my front garden i have a small hazel tree but this year this one has produced hazel nuts but i ha\ve a larger and older one in my back garden that is out of control but has never produced fruit why is this is it because you get male and female plants or what many thanks in advance. pokewade

the larger one is older than the smaller one

Answer 1

yes they are monoecious=separate male and female trees

Answer 2

Hi.

Hazel trees are usually grown as a coppiced shrub where the 8yr old wood is cut down to the ground and allowed to re-grow. It seems to respond really well to this treatment and may be the answer to your fruiting problems.

If it's small enough to tackle safely I'd be brave and take it down to allow new growth to take over. If this seems a little daunting then it would be wise to get a professional tree surgeon to do it for you. Get a few prices first though.

If you want to read a bit more about coppicing and the Hazel (Corylus avellana) tree then perhaps the links below might help.

http://www.coppice.org.uk/background.htm

http://www.treesforlife.org.uk/tfl.hazel.html

http://www.farm.thimbleberry.co.uk/Plant%20a%20tree/Hazel.htm

Hope that helps.

Answer 3

have you tried pruning the larger tree, maybe all the goodness/energy is going towards growing instead of into producing nuts (we have a twisted hazel which is growing in a large tub in our back yard, it produced nuts for the 1st time this year)

Answer 4

Each tree carries both male and female catkins, try taking out some of the older wood of the other tree

Answer 5

i was told by an old gardener to snap the branches of new grow to promote side shooting

Answer 6

well it was probably planted before the other one with haselnuts. in a couple of years or so it will do the samething.