Keeping backyard visitors occupied doesn't always mean adding another gadget. One native plant may shift the balance while adding color and wildlife appeal.

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 ...

TACOMA – The teeth-rattling roar of a harvester is shattering the peace at Filbert Acres in Puyallup. The commotion erupts from a “hazelnut picker” that farmer Jonathan Nichols pulls through the rows ...

This is part of a weekly series answering "Why is that?" questions about Salem and the Mid-Valley. The question: Why does the Oregon state nut have two names? We have the answer. But first, a little ...

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 ...

Also known as Filberts, these sweet-flavoured nuts are mostly found in shakes, chocolates and most desserts that are hard to resist; however, they are hardly eaten in their actual form. facebook Here ...

When considering availability, there’s a tendency to put Oregon filberts, or hazelnuts, into the ”year-round” category. Which is generally correct, thanks to controlled-atmosphere storage, excellent ...

Raw hazelnuts, ready for roasting. (Taylor Smith/Hillsboro Argus) Early this week came the news that a frost had damaged the hazelnut crop in Turkey, which produces 70 percent of the world's supply of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In this image provided by Lee Reich shows hazelnut plants in New Paltz, NY. In late summer, gardeners, squirrels, chipmunks ...