Well folks…I’m still out here. Getting closer to done everyday, but still here for now.
I took a few photos of what we are pruning on our trees. Our goal is to make them look more like a tree first of all (hazelnuts like to grow as a bush naturally) and secondly we are pruning to get growth.
Before:
And after:
These trees got very stressed their first year due to a very dry and hot summer. So we are now going in and getting rid of a lot of the stressed wood and making room for lots of growth.
I promise I will have more to post on rather than just trees soon…hoping to be out of this orchard soon!
On another note it looks like we are getting a pretty good stretch of spring weather coming up! So hold onto your hats…there are going to be farmers running around like chickens with their heads cut off trying to catch up!! Which means lots of stuck tractors in muddy fields, lots of impatience, lots of longs days…but man it’s sure going to feel good to get out in that sunshine!!!!!!!
Personally I’m looking forward to not wearing 17 layers by the end of today! 
Happy Friday!
NuttyGrass 