Comments on: A disturbing thing happened on my street https://francerevisited.com/2009/09/a-disturbing-thing-happened-on-my-street/ Discover Travel Explore Encounter France and Paris Tue, 12 Apr 2016 20:26:54 +0000 hourly 1 By: Gary Lee Kraut https://francerevisited.com/2009/09/a-disturbing-thing-happened-on-my-street/#comment-3046 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 21:35:10 +0000 http://francerevisited.com/blogs/?p=617#comment-3046 In reply to Carrie E.

Funny indeed, Carrie. And strange that your was also a Turkish Filbert. There must be something about them that allows them to play mind games with us. Sounds absolutely Twilight-Zonish. Please let me know if anything else odd occurs in the yard. In the meantime, enjoy the hazelnuts.
Gary

]]> By: Carrie E https://francerevisited.com/2009/09/a-disturbing-thing-happened-on-my-street/#comment-3045 Wed, 28 Aug 2013 17:07:09 +0000 http://francerevisited.com/blogs/?p=617#comment-3045 This is too funny! The exact same thing happened to me! I have the most magnificent tree in my back yard, absolutely huge, and for 5 years never really noticed these husks. I mean, I may have seen one or two, but always thought they were brought by the squirrels from somewhere else because surely a tree of this magnitude would produce enormous amounts of pods if they were from it right? Then this past year we put a patio off our back porch which extended under the tree, and all of the sudden, I started noticing these nut shells (well, noticing meaning i was stepping on them in my bare feet and cursing the squirrels once again for bringing this oddity into my yard!) Only shortly after, to have a friend identify our tree as this Turkish Filbert! Duh! Yes, when i crack open those husks, those are indeed hazelnuts inside. How could I possibly over 5 years never done that!?!?! Shared disbelief! Though despite mine’s size, the production is low and I have to fight the squirrels to get the pods/nuts before they do!

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