Last month, this column focused on the desirable characteristics of Christmas trees, one of which is good needle retention.

Another portion of the filbert orchards at Dorris Ranch in Springfield has been removed ahead of a replacement of those trees with a species more resistant to fungal infection. Dorris Ranch reopened ...

In this image provided by Lee Reich shows hazelnut plants in New Paltz, NY. In late summer, gardeners, squirrels, chipmunks eagerly wait for hazelnuts to ripen in their husks and then drop to the ...

Description: The corylus genus encompasses 15 or so species hailing from Europe and regions of western Asia. Two European species, C. avellana and C. maxima, are frequently cultivated as ornamental ...

Nestled almost perfectly between Eugene and Springfield, Dorris Ranch is one of Willamalane Park and Recreation District’s most interesting urban parks, spanning almost 250 acres alongside the ...

TACOMA — The teeth-rattling roar of a harvester is shattering the peace at Filbert Acres in Puyallup. The commotion erupts from a “hazelnut picker” that farmer Jonathan Nichols pulls through the rows ...

Things are getting nutty around my garden. Literally. The squirrels have been doing a lot of nut planting, mostly black walnuts, and I’ve joined in the game by removing excess seedlings, letting just ...

In mid-March, a friend showed me some pictures of her honey bees coming back to the hive with full loads of yellow pollen tucked along their legs. My friend lives near the Spokane River and the bees ...

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Things are getting nutty around my garden. Literally. The squirrels have been doing a lot of nut planting, mostly black walnuts, and I’ve joined in the game by removing excess seedlings, letting just ...