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Two or three varieties of hazelnut are often grown together to ensure pollination. They require a sheltered, well-drained site. In modern practice, they are grown as bush trees on stems 35-40cm high, and planted in rows 5 metres apart. Older ‘plats’ (the local term for a hazelnut orchard) may be planted more closely. Close planted trees are pruned by hand; mechanical pruning can be carried out in more widely spaced, modern plats. The trees are routinely treated with fungicide, although experiments are being carried out in the organic production of hazelnuts. Picking is by hand. Some plats are marketed as pick-your-own. A hectare of trees produces about 4 tonnes of nuts per annum.