Genetic fingerprinting has determined the new strain of Eastern Filbert Blight attacking Oregon hazelnut orchards is a homegrown mutant rather than an invader from another region. The finding by ...

Another portion of the filbert orchards at Dorris Ranch in Springfield has been removed ahead of a replacement of those trees with a species more resistant to fungal infection. Dorris Ranch reopened ...

Eastern filbert blight (EFB), caused by the fungus Anisogramma anomala, remains one of the primary challenges for hazelnut cultivation, particularly affecting European hazelnut (Corylus avellana) ...

Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick (Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’) is an ornamental filbert grown for its twisted, gnarly stems. Unfortunately, a devastating fungus disease has moved into our area that can ...

Multnomah County leaders celebrated with a ribbon cutting ceremony for 12 story high rise just east of Goose Hollow on tuesday.“The supportive part of it is gea Bullets strike multiple homes in ...

With the price of hazelnuts going ever higher, it is time to grow your own. There are even new Oregon State University-bred cultivars that are immune to Eastern filbert blight, a disease that has ...

Carefully developed breeds are overpowering Eastern filbert blight, which had threatened to crush the U.S. hazelnut industry. Growing Resistance, Oregon Hazelnuts Battle Blight Although Oregon is ...

While forecasters are predicting a record-high Oregon hazelnut crop in 2018, a newly published study suggests the industry might not be where it is today if growers did not use fungicides to manage a ...

SPRINGFIELD, Ore. — For more than a decade, since the black spots first began appearing on the branches of the filbert trees at the historic Dorris Ranch, officials at the local park district knew the ...

Growers estimate that 99 percent of the United States' crop comes from Oregon's Willamette Valley. Just a few years ago, the industry was on the verge of collapse due to a disease called Eastern ...