Has anyone tried a new method of pruning or suckering, and if so, what was the result? Even if the result was worse and you went back to your original method, share your experience to build a resource for all.
We have at least one member who has stopped de-suckering altogether – and another who has doubled-down on them.
Likewise, is anyone trying anything new regarding pruning? A few members tried the radical pruning demonstrated by Associate Professor Clive Kaiser (Lincoln University). All agreed it was very intensive time-wise and produced too much waste to be dragged away, and not something they could contemplate in the larger orchards. But are those trees producing more nuts now? What might be impossible in a large orchard might be possible with fewer trees.
Send any trials to secretary@hazelnut-growers.org.nz