hazel 'Cosford'

Grows well in chalky soil in sun or partial shade. For fruit production, grow as a goblet-shaped bush. Keep clear soil in a 60cm radius around trunk

Brutting or breaking sideshoots half way along their length in August followed by shortening the brutted shoots to 3-4 buds when the catkins are shedding pollen in late winter. When necessary remove up to one third of old overcrowded shoots to the main branches

Propagate by chip budding in mid- to late summer or grafting onto cLonally produced rootstocks or seedlings in late winter

Can get caterpillars, gall mites, aphids and sawflies; squirrels eat the nuts

Generally disease free