Hazel - Webb's Prize Cob

The Webb's Prize Cob hazelnut produces large, round hazelnuts with a thick shell and a large, sweet kernel. It is also an excellent pollinator to have in any orchard with hazelnut trees.

This hardy tree adapts to most well-drained, moist soils and prefers sunny to partial shade exposure.

It requires little maintenance once established, mainly needing annual or bi-annual pruning in early spring to encourage new wood growth and thus promote fruiting the following year.

Cross-pollination significantly improves production: be sure to associate it with one or more other compatible hazelnut trees, planted within 10 meters. For example: Negret, Gunslebert and Longue d'Espagne.

As flowering is very early, around mid-February in mild regions like Brittany, pollen transmission should be encouraged through plant proximity and wind transport. And wild pollinators such as bumblebees and mason bees should be encouraged.

Cold-resistant, it thrives in temperate regions and produces fruit from the third year. Hazelnuts, harvested in autumn, offer excellent storage potential and are suitable for fresh consumption as well as artisanal processing.