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- Take action: plant the hazelnut!
- When is the ideal planting time?
- Which location claims does hazelnut have?
- Which neighbors are suitable for you?
- How to proceed with the planting?
- Tips & Tricks
Take action: plant the hazelnut!
A wild hazel, a garden center refining or a home-grown cuttings - planting the hazelnut is usually not a big hurdle. But what is there to pay attention to the procedure, so that later no abysses open?
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The hazelnut - regardless of whether hazelnut tree or hazelnut shrub - should be planted or implemented outside their growing season. This is the case in the period before the first frost in autumn (around mid-October) and the beginning of flowering in February.
Best suited for planting is the autumn. Then the young hazelnut has enough time to root in their resting phase and to get used to the new location until the onset of flowering.
Which location claims does hazelnut have?
A moderately half shady location, sheltered from the wind and hazelnut is satisfied. In addition, it can be planted in a sunny spot. Are well suited layers on a wall, house corner, wall or in the protection of a high coniferous hedge. With high altitudes and valleys, the hazelnut copes equally well, as it is extremely insensitive.
As a rule, their demands on the ground are easy to fulfill. Only with a heavy, compacted and wet soil, it can not handle well, the substrate to their roots should have at best the following properties:
Which neighbors are suitable for you?
Good neighbors for the hazelnut include honeysuckle, elderberry, early flowering plants, chickweed, kitten willow, funerals and red currants. With the shrubby plants of this list, it can be well planted as a mixed hedge, for example.
How to proceed with the planting?
First, a generous distance should be kept to other plants in the environment. The hazelnut takes up a lot of space at its location. After a few years, it reaches a height of up to 7 m in height and width. If the distance is too small, it ruthlessly overgrows its neighbors ...
During and after planting, please note:
Tips & Tricks
When planting, remember that it is difficult to remove an overgrown hazelnut without leaving any residue. You can also use the hazelnut as a visual screen. It grows very fast and gets even without a regular cut a dense structure.