What are the features of Palaz Hazelnut?
- Palaz hazelnut variety, which has a medium taste and quality, is widely grown in Ordu and Samsun provinces.
- Its fruit, which is rather large than Tombul hazelnut, is plump, round and flat, the table part is wide, and the tip is pubescent.
- The average length of the fruits is 16.01 mm and 19.26 mm width, and the skin of the fruits is dull brown.
- The shell thickness is 1.16 mm on average and it breaks easily.
- On the inner fruit, there is a brown, thin and fleshy membrane.
- The fruit is white and the belly cavity is relatively large.
- 1 kg of hazelnuts corresponds to 600-650 in-shell hazelnuts and its yield is 49-51% and its oil rate is 64-68%. It usually forms 2 or 4 clumps.
- It grows even in clay, sandy and pebbly soils with less soil depth, since its roots develop outcrop and more to the sides.
- Since it wakes up earlier than other hazelnut varieties in the spring, it suffers more from frost and its fruits suffer more pest damage.
What are the Soil and Climate Conditions of Palaz Hazelnut?
Palaz hazelnut, which is widely grown in Ordu and Samsun provinces, varies according to the regions, but the harvest time is determined as the 3rd week of August. Hazelnut seedlings are generally a deciduous plant, so in winter the products may look like a piece of twig, but when you cut the tip with scissors, you can see the green tissue, that is, the living tissue. With the arrival of spring, hazelnut seedlings come with green leaves. Towards autumn, the leaves are close to falling.
How to Grow for Palaz Hazelnut?
Generally, all fruits love the sun and will grow well in sunny places. You can plant the palaz hazelnut seedlings in sunny or semi-sunny areas. Since the roots of Palaz hazelnut seedlings, which can withstand the lowest temperature of -15 degrees, are exposed and develop more to the sides, it grows even in clay, sandy and gravelly soils with little soil depth. Since it wakes up earlier than other hazelnut varieties in the spring, it suffers more from frost and its fruits suffer more pest damage.