When I lived back on the East Coast, if you had asked whether I liked hazelnuts, my answer would have been an emphatic "no." Hazelnut coffee and the imported oil for vinaigrettes were fine. However, ...

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 ...

The question: Why does the Oregon state nut have two names? We have the answer. But first, a little history. The background: Filbert trees and the name filbert are said to have been introduced into ...

I wouldn’t blame a Pacific Northwest newcomer for not appreciating hazelnuts. They’re an acquired taste. Not as extreme a project as sushi or single-malt Scotch, of course. But speaking as a relative ...

Youthful, blight-resistant Jefferson trees are the heroes of this fall’s Willamette Valley hazelnut season, boosting Oregon’s crop yield. The harvest started early, at the end of a hot, dry August but ...

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 ...

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 ...

Things are simply nuts today, so let’s get right to it, starting with this wonderful reminiscense shared by Camano Island cook Bette Magner. “After reading the request for spiced filberts from Sandy ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Oregon produces more filberts than any other state. It's ...