Nuts

Willamette

B tier

Willamette is an Oregon-bred hazelnut cultivar named for the Willamette Valley heart of U.S. filbert production. It was developed for commercial Pacific Northwest orchards with kernels suited to baking, snacks, and confectionery. Roasted meats taste sweet and aromatic when fresh; warm storage turns them paint-like like any oily nut. Pale roast, rub skins for pastry, freeze surplus. Major tree-nut allergen rules apply. Compared with Barcelona, Willamette is part of the modern Oregon breeding wave. Use in cookies, cakes, and chocolate inclusions. Ask for harvest year on premium Pacific Northwest packs and taste before large butter runs.