Programs

The Hazelnut Project

A man stands next to his hazelnut bush.

The Arbor Day Foundation began the Hazelnut Research Project in 1996 with plantings of hybrid hazelnuts at Arbor Day Farm. By 2000 the project evolved to include charter members across the nation doing research on hazelnuts in their own backyard and has expanded to nearly 100,000 members. Recently, to maximize progress, a Hybrid Hazelnut Consortium was formed to join the leading hazelnut researchers in the world: Arbor Day Foundation, Oregon State University, Rutgers University, and University of Nebraska.