Dr. Morris: Do you cut the bark?
Mr. Vollertsen: Not on them. After they have grown some we cover them up. We find this a very successful way. We get younger and smaller plants in the fall lay.
The President: I should like to ask Dr. Morris a question. In this native hazel, does it keep on spreading under ground?
Dr. Morris: One single plant, planted in a pasture lot and not interfered with will in a few years occupy practically that whole pasture lot. In my part of the country this is true; how is it with you, Dr. Deming?
A Member: Going back to the blight, will this tackle any size limb?
Dr. Morris: It usually does not come until your hopes are at top notch, and then it drops in on you. It does not attack the smaller twigs at first, but may finally extend to them.
A Member: Are any of your hybrids a success?
Dr. Morris: There are none in bearing as yet. Byzantines are little, if any, larger than American hazel nuts, excepting from selected trees. Pontines are much larger. Both plants make a remarkably vigorous growth.
The President: Do I understand that this Merribrooke hazel, put in the middle of an acre will fill the acre?
Dr. Morris: I believe this is true. I don't think it is an exaggeration. The wild hazel is a nuisance in Connecticut.