oldgit72 Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Hi,. I have an unused plot of land about 20m wide by around 400m long (yes I know it's a wierd shape) that I am looking to put into production. I am thinking of planting an avenue of nut producing trees. Can anyone give advice on what would be suitable? We are in the Charente. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
woolybanana Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 They mainly grow weed in Charente, don't they? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgit72 Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 Only for personal use [;-)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mint Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Yes, of course: weed AND grass as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Dordogne Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Oldgit, if they're for your own use, it depends on how old you are. Walnuts take a good few years to come to maturity, hazel nuts grow and mature much quicker. Fruit may be an option but the usual proviso, if you grow them as a cash crop, that is to sell, you'll have to be registered to do so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dog Posted April 12, 2009 Share Posted April 12, 2009 Asparagus doesn't take much looking after but takes two years before you can crop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgit72 Posted April 12, 2009 Author Share Posted April 12, 2009 [quote user="Tony F Dordogne"]Oldgit, if they're for your own use, it depends on how old you are. Walnuts take a good few years to come to maturity, hazel nuts grow and mature much quicker. Fruit may be an option but the usual proviso, if you grow them as a cash crop, that is to sell, you'll have to be registered to do so.[/quote] Thanks Tony. I've had some success in my garden area with hazel cuttings which appear to have rooted over the winter so this could be an option. Do you have any further info, particularly on registration and also where I can research grants that may be available for small scale production of this kind? I have read that some types of walnut can fruit productively after about 4/5 years about the same for hazels I believe. If I remember correctly, there was an episode of "no going back" or some similar programme about 6 years ago that featured a family that bought a hazelnut farm in your part of the world. I think thats where I must have got the idea from. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony F Dordogne Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 I think that if you're in a fairly rural area a trip to your Mairie would be the best place to start. One of our local councillors is also a member of the local farming oversight committee and she knows all about grants etc so talk to your local farmers.Clair may have a link or two for you if she reads this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Ahlstrom Papers_ I believe that Ahlstrom have schemes to plant trees for paper on suitable land in Charente, they arrange the complete husbandry and pay the landowners for the use. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgit72 Posted April 13, 2009 Author Share Posted April 13, 2009 Thanks Tony and John.John could you repost the link please as I cannot get it to work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
just john Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Nor can I mysteriously, you might try contacting their local office; Ahlstrom Corporation, Saint-Severin, 16390. France. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pads Posted April 13, 2009 Share Posted April 13, 2009 Once you have your trees up and protected ... why not then breed eating rabbits ? To keep the grass down around them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jo Posted April 19, 2009 Share Posted April 19, 2009 I grow cob nuts here in the Uk, and have moved some seedlings to our garden in the Vienne where they are doing well, like grass they are for personal use,[:$] but since the squirrels here seem to suffer from dementia, if you would like some seedlings when I am next over?...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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