How to Propagate Hazelnuts. When many people think of nuts, they think of trees. But some nuts, including hazelnuts, grow on low-growing shrubby plants. These plants grow into trees if you remove all side canes so that they will put their energy into a single dominant leader. But hazelnuts naturally produce side-shoot trees that make the plant look more like a bush than a tree. If these side shoots touch the ground, they will sprout roots where they touch. This process is known as layering...
