Planting guide
When to plant hazelnut
Slow-growing nut tree for cool climates; needs two varieties for pollination. In Melbourne it goes in Mar–Jan.
- Start as
- Potted plant or Bare-root plant
- Ready in
- 5+ years to the first crop
- Spacing
- 400 cm
- Depth
- 0 cm
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hours)
- Water
- Regular
- Effort
- Some care
- Frost-tender
- No
When it goes in
● means hazelnut can go in that month, ○ means wait. Worked out from each town's real monthly temperatures, not a zone map. Pick your town for the full list for that month.
| Town | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sydney | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Melbourne | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Brisbane | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Perth | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Adelaide | ○ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Gold Coast | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Newcastle | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Sunshine Coast | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Canberra | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Central Coast | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Geelong | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Wollongong | ○ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Hobart | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Townsville | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Cairns | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Toowoomba | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Darwin | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Ballarat | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Mandurah | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Bendigo | ○ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Launceston | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Mackay | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Rockhampton | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Coffs Harbour | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Blue Mountains | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Bunbury | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Bundaberg | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Alice Springs | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Mildura | ○ | ○ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ○ |
| Port Macquarie | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Town | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Auckland | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Wellington | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Christchurch | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| London | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Manchester | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Edinburgh | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Dublin | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| New York City | ○ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| Los Angeles | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Chicago | ○ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| Seattle | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Austin | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ● | ● |
| Toronto | ○ | ○ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
| Vancouver | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Cape Town | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Johannesburg | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Singapore | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Mumbai | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ | ○ |
| Paris | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● |
| Berlin | ○ | ○ | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ● | ○ |
How to plant hazelnut
- Plant bare-root in winter, two varieties close together.
- Mulch and water well when young.
- Prune to a vase shape.
- Pick up fallen nuts in autumn and dry them.
Hazelnut varieties
Classic varieties are the reliable, widely grown ones. Adventurous ones are heirlooms, odd colours and rarities.
- Hall's GiantClassicheavy-cropper · 143–214 wksLarge nuts
- EnnisClassicheavy-cropper · 143–214 wksBig nuts
Where to buy seedlings
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Good companions
Chive, Comfrey
Hazelnut by month
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