Hazelnuts: Monmouth

• High yielding tree that produces medium size, round kernels that blanch very well, making it suitable for a variety of confectionary and baked good applications as well as for direct eating especially when roasted
• The raw kernels have very little fiber thus are also suitable for eating raw
• Moderately vigorous tree with a slightly spreading, rounded growth habit
• Trees at 15 years can reach over 20 feet tall
• Has a very high level of tolerance to EFB (high quantitative resistance)
• No fungicide sprays are expected to be needed for production although regular scouting for cankers and removal of infected branches, if ever present, are recommended
• 'Monmouth' nuts have attractive light- to medium-brown shells
• 'Monmouth' nuts fall both in the husk and free from the husk in about equal proportions typically during the 1st half of September
• While a significant portion of the nuts drop in the husk, they roll out cleanly when passed through a harvester or are easily removed by hand once partially dried
• Regarding pollination, 'Monmouth' has S-alleles 1 and 12 with both expressed in the pollen. It blooms in the early part of the season in New Jersey

• US Plant Patent No. PP32,462 issued on November 17, 2020
• Corylus Plant Named 'Monmouth'
• Pending Plant Breeders Rights Application

Contact: Christine Chow

Email: compliance@research.rutgers.edu