Harrumph, couldn’t they not read? Did you get a chance to talk with them, or is it different folks each time?
Put in a hazelnut purchased from the now defunct Riverside Nursery, closed on the 30th of June. Losing money, apparently as the margins could not compete with costs. A great pity as it was setup well for operation in recent times, 17 years in its current location, after 23 in the previous.
They said there was plenty of walk-in traffic, not enough to warrant viability it seems, as many lines failed to attract – blame it on the internet?
Suspect a deer of nipping the top of one of the young macadamias. 🙁