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Hazel. Shall I plant something else instead?

B3B3 Posts: 27,505
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The squirrels have had the nuts before they've even turned green. Not unexpected.
Is the hazel of benefit to anything much apart from squirrels ( whom I don't particularly wish to benefit)?
Ive pruned it right down to shortish sticks so now would be a good time to think about hoiking it out.
Would something else be better in  dappled shade clay?
I'm happy to water it until it becomes established, but afterwards it will get pretty dry.
I don't mind keeping it if it's worth the space.
In London. Keen but lazy.

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  • Lizzie27Lizzie27 Posts: 12,494
    Well, if the squirrels are busy eating hazelnuts, they're not stealing the bird feed!
    North East Somerset - Clay soil over limestone
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Would that it were true😕
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • LoxleyLoxley Posts: 5,698
    If you're interested in wildlife (other than squirrels) you can't beat a hawthorn.
    "What is hateful to you, do not do to your neighbour". 
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    If you coppiced it every 2 or 3 years you'd have a regular supply of stakes/ beanpoles etc :)
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    Oops Ive chopped them into brown bin friendly size and the thick ones are on the log pile. 
    I like the hawthorn idea.
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • B3B3 Posts: 27,505
    I'm sure it will be many years before you need transplanting @Songbird-1😊
    In London. Keen but lazy.
  • Leigh GreensladeLeigh Greenslade Posts: 43
    What did you decide to do in the end? If you chopped it down you won't have any nuts this year. But just out of interest.

    I had the same problem. They decimated my tree in one weekend while my back was turned.

    But I found a way around. Just harvest them as the squirrels start to come.

    This is such an easy harvest that it's a shame to lose the tree if you've still got it.

    Although they do grow fast and need keeping on top of, unless you've got a large space.


  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    This is not the way to drive traffic to your video. You've contributed nothing in months and now you have a video you come back to spam every thread. Surely it constitutes a form of advertising which is not allowed under the forum's rules. 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    I agree with you @amancalledgeorge.  :/
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
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