The parents of these seed come from Dale Steig, Fred Ashworth and Badgersett Research Station, and are marked as such.,(we also sell a mix of all these genetics in the PCF Mix) All these folks have been selecting for productivity and size for over 30 years.

These seed come from shrubs planted here at our farm 8-11 years ago, we have been selecting the best plants out of many hundreds we have grown here. Mostly selected for size, some are medium sized but make so many nuts year after year we feel they are worthy of including. We also select for hardiness, vigor, annual bearing and thriftiness.

2026 was another HUGE year for hazel here, with much heat and dry weather during ripening, these shrubs are about 9-15 feet (3-5 M) tall.

The Badgersett and Ashworth plants are mostly rounded in form whereas the Dale Steig plants are taller and quite upright. The Dale Stieg plants are remarkably similar -each and everyone-both in vigor, height and nut production. The Dale Steig trees have a high assortment of oval/pointed nuts, while the Badgersett and Ashworth make mostly very rounded nuts

The Dale Steig plants seemed to tolerate last years droughty weather slightly less well then the other two selections. I still think that overall these are the best selections we are growing.

Last year I removed over 100 plants for non-performance, this year another 20-30 plants were revoved. I also planted out about 50 or so 3 year old clones from multiple sources. We should have cultivar seed to offer in a couple years.

Hazels seed should be stored moist and soaked for a couple/few days before planting in the spring. Very large seed benefit from carefully cracking the shell before planting, this helps insure higher germination rates. 

WE CAN NOT SHIP HAZELNUT SEED(or plants!!) TO OREGON, WASHINGTON OR CALIFORNIA