"September 7 and 8: Wild hazels ripe and picked at this time.
(Their kernels showed no shrinkage by October 25.)
September 14 and 15: I picked ripe nuts from hazilbert No. 5 which
seems to be the first to ripen. Also picked half of the European
filberts. (There was slight shrinkage in the kernels of the latter
a few weeks later showing that they could have stayed on the trees
another week to advantage.)
All of the nuts of a Jones hybrid, which is a cross between Rush
and some European variety such as Italian Red, could have been
picked as they were ripe. Some were picked.
The almond-shaped filbert classified as the White Aveline type, was
not quite ripe; neither were hazilberts No. 2 and No. 4, nor the
Gellatly filberts. Wild hazelnuts at this time had dry husks and
were falling off the bushes or being cut down by mice.
September 21 and 22: The remaining European filberts of the
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.
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