The well know hazelnut (Colylus avellana) grows well in climate zone 6 and 7. In Ontario, they can be grown several counties including Essex, Kent, Elgin, Middlesex, Lambton, Oxford, Brant, Norfolk, Haldimand, Niagara, Hamilton, parts of Huron and along the north shore of Lake Ontario.
Hazelnuts yield between 2000 and 4000 pounds per acre and prices range from about $2.00/lb for processing and up to $20.00/lb for fresh market.
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Hazelnut Trees and Ornamental Nursery Stock
Hazelnuts
Pollen
Woody Plant Seeds
Seedlings
Hazelnuts are a perennial woody plants which means you only plant once in your lifetime.
Hazelnut orchards provide soil stability and habitat for many threatened wildlife species such as bluebirds and bobolinks.
Hazelnuts are an opportunity for small farms to grow.
- Will Jackson
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