What hazels are more resistant to blight? How can I increase the size of my crop? How much irrigation is needed for my orchard? Nut growers have many questions and the NNGA has research tools which can help. The indexes below are a compilation of articles written by scientists, farmers, orchardists, hobbyists, and experienced nut growers. They were compiled to honor the dedication of the authors -- and with the hope that these articles will add to your knowledge, enthusiasm, enjoyment, and profit as a nut grower.

Annual Report Index

The updated Northern Nut Growers Association's Annual Report Index, lists all the articles published after 1975. The lists are available to you as e-mail attachments at no cost. They can be requested by writing to Jerry Henkin, NNGA Librarian, at sproutnut@aol.com. Please specify which list(s) you would like. The updated index of Annual Report articles has been categorized into the following topics: acorns, almonds, beech nuts, black walnuts, butternuts, Carpathian walnuts, chestnuts, critters (includes disease causing organisms), cultivation practices, gingko nuts, hazelnuts, heartnuts, hickories, miscellaneous, paw paws, pecans, persimmons, pine nuts, pistachio, propagation, and walnuts: minor species. Entries are listed in chronological order, and give the title of the article, the name(s) of the author(s), and location by volume and page numbers.

For example, from 1976 through 2005, there have been approximately 100 articles on hazelnut. Here is a sample entry from the hazelnut list:

This article by Lois Braun was published in the 96th Edition of the NNGA Annual Report (2005), pages 65 through 73. There are a total of nine pages.

The index of articles that were published from 1910 through 1975 is available in print. The cost is still $6.50 plus postage. Contact Jerry Henkin at sproutnut@aol.com to order it.

The Nutshell Index

Another research tool, available in an Excel file format, lists over 1,100 articles from 1959 to the present that were published in The Nutshell, the quarterly magazine published by the NNGA. You can request this file from Jerry Henkin at no cost. The articles have been compiled by Harry Lundstrom and his daughter, Patti Adams. Each entry includes the topic, title, author, edition, page and year:

1160     chestnut     "Identification of Chestnut Trees"     Anagnostakis, S.     63:3,11, 2009

The 1,160th article to be listed is on the topic of chestnuts. It was written by Sandra Anagnostakis in the 63rd, September, Edition of The Nutshell, (2009) starting on page 11.

If you want to order an article from an Annual Report or Nutshell, or have a question, contact Jerry Henkin, NNGA Librarian, at sproutnut@aol.com or call at (914) 423 - 7458. Copying costs are 15 cents per page for NNGA members and 25 cents for non-members. Postage costs are added.

* Jerry Henkin is the NNGA Librarian and can be reached by email at sproutnut@aol.com.