nut trees for southeastern washington

Carol A. Miles (milesc@wsu.edu)
Fri, 13 Dec 1996 13:02:53 -0800

A grower in southeastern Washington is interested in turning his steep
wheat land into a nut tree farm. He is looking for varieties of nut trees
which would be adapted to the area, cold hardy to -20, and drought
tolerant. His focus is on trying to develop a diverse farm, and he is not
so concerned about the time to maturity of the trees. Some eventual
economic output is necessary for the farm.

Two of the varieties we are trying to find information on are: Jujube
(Ziziphus jujuba), Chinese Date; and Turkish Tree Hazel (Corylus colurna).
If anyone has other suggestions of tree crops which would likely survive
and produce in his area, your comments would be most welcome. We have been
looking towards Russia and north eastern China as a source of ideas as we
thought tree crops grown in those areas would most likely be drought
tolerant and winter hardy.

Carol A. Miles, Ph.D.
Washington State University
Extension Agricultural Systems
360 NW North Street
Chehalis, WA 98532
PHONE 360-740-1295 FAX 360-740-2792
milesc@wsu.edu