Filbert Season Is Here

Whether you call them hazelnuts or filberts, this season's abundant Willamette Valley crop is in, and it's time to celebrate a rebound led by the Oregon State University-developed Jefferson tree.

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You say "filberts"; I say "hazelnuts." Both signs hang near Loughridge Nut Farm's roadside entrance: "Filberts" for traditionalists and "hazelnuts" for folks who don't know the difference.

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You say "filberts"; I say "hazelnuts." Both signs hang near Loughridge Nut Farm's roadside entrance: "Filberts" for traditionalists and "hazelnuts" for folks who don't know the difference.

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