Willamalane is swapping out the original Barcelona variety of filbert trees with Jefferson, Yamhill and Eta varieties that better resist eastern filbert blight, Weigandt said.

Doug Beghtel / THE OREGONIANTom Peter is a hazel nut farmer near Canby. He and his family farm about 250 acres. This year's crop is beginning to fall as harvest in mid September approaches. Even ...

The project to replace about 6,000 total trees at Dorris Ranch is expected to take between 20 and 25 years and cost around $500,000. Willamalane removes 1,300 trees in filbert orchard project at ...

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 time would come.

Living; What's that weird tree on Whitesburg Drive? A walking stick filbert. Published: ; Mar. 09, 2012, 7:00 p.m.

The 268-acre park started as a filbert orchard in 1892, and is recognized as the first commercial filbert orchard in the United States. It’s listed on the National Register of Historic Places.