Growing Nuts in the North - A Personal Story of the Author's Experience of 33 Years - with Nut Culture in Minnesota and Wisconsin by Carl Weschcke
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imported plants were picked. Also, I picked half of the White
Aveline type nuts. [Illustration: _Carlola Hazilberts No. 5, about 8/10/42. This is the earliest ripening and thinnest shell of the large type hazilberts, not the largest size however. Carlola Weschcke shown in picture. Photo by C. Weschcke_] September 28 and 29: We picked most of the nuts remaining on hazilbert No. 5 and the remainder of the White Aveline type. At this time we record a heavy frost which occurred during the previous week, that is, between September 22 and 28th. Since it froze water it was considered a "killing" frost. However, the damage was spotty all over the orchard, most things continuing to develop and ripen. Winkler hazels picked and examined at this time showed them far from ripe. Hazilberts growing next to limestone walls on the south side showed no signs of frost damage whereas the Winkler, on higher ground, showed severe damage to the leaves and the husks of the nuts which immediately started to turn brown. Leaves of other filbert plants in the vicinity showed no frost damage and the very few nuts that had been left on, such as those of the Jones hybrid, were undamaged. October 5 and 6: Picked all of hazilbert No. 2 except the last two nuts. Gellatly filberts were picked about October 10 and were ripe at that time. October 11 to 13: Two English walnuts were picked and found to be |
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