[MPWG] Hamamelis & hazelnuts

[Patricia_DeAngelis at fws.gov]

Folks: 

I must have checked out when this discussion started.  I was so focused on 
the fact that it's hard to get trade information, that the following 
completely slipped by me:  Hazelnuts are derived from Corylus species; 
witchhazel is from Hamamelis. Corylus  is all over Europe. 

Corylus bears nuts, while Hamamelis bears capsules that eject seeds. It's 
the old "common name" trap! 

That said, there are opportunities for NTFP development for both species. 
We do have a U.S.-native Corylus species. Witchhazel seeds, would be about 
the size of sunflower seeds - that apparently (haven't eaten them myself) 
taste like pistachios.




Hope that helps clear things up a little.
-Patricia

Patricia S. De Angelis, Ph.D.
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Goods From The Woods <penny at pinenut.com> 
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07/31/2009 12:23 AM

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Re: [MPWG] Findings: Polish Production of Hamamelis virginiana






Robin
My best guess is that the demand far exceeds U.S. production. It is often 
cited as the most used botanical in the world. There are several news 
article citing American Distillers yearly tonnage. 
http://www.hartfordadvocate.com/article.cfm?aid=5130  
http://www.*yankee*magazine.com/issues/2008-11/.../*witch*-*hazel*/all 
But, they only harvest in the winter and then chip whole trees. I find the 
winter harvesting to be very odd, as there are so few phytos when a plant 
is dormant and the lumber, for lack of a better term, would have very 
little in term of active ingredients. 

I say this because we are getting calls on a regular basis for HUGE 
quantities of distillate. About a week ago, a chemical company sent an 
email for 125,000 gallons and we use 8 lbs of fresh material per gallon 
(leaves and small twigs -no tree trunks).

Other species, like  Hamamelis mollis in China might be replacing it.  I 
would love to see AHPA tracking Hamamelis virginiana tonnage. I am certain 
there better informed people on the list than myself, who might  shed some 
light on this.

Thank you for commenting,
Penny Frazier
A Wild Crops Farm
www.wildcrops.com 

> As a producer of raw botanicals I do find that interesting, and a bit 
disturbing.
>
> In your opinion do you believe this speaks to a "miss-identification of 
species" issue or to bogus USDA NOP certification issues?
>
> Thanks for the research and please keep me posted if you learn more as I 
believe this is probably not an isolated occurrence in the industry, 
probably not by a long-shot.
>
> All the best, 
> Robin
>
> -----Original Message-----
> 
>> From: Goods From The Woods <penny at pinenut.com>
>> Sent: Jul 29, 2009 4:49 PM
>> To: mpwg at lists.plantconservation.org
>> Subject: [MPWG] Findings: Polish Production of Hamamelis virginiana
>>
>> I thought the results of my research on certified organic witch hazel 
>> production of interest.
>>
>> Poland has no Hamamelis virginiana production.  Poland does have  1700 
>> hectares of hazel nut production.
>>
>> Draw your own conclusion about "certified organic witch hazel" from 
Poland.
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