The paper presents the results of the analysis of pomological-technological character- istics of 13
hazel cultivars present in production plantations in the area of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH).
Through previous analysis of pomological characteristics of fruit in several hazel plantations it
was noted that there was a possibility of erroneous culti- var denomination. These fruits are sold
at the domestic market as hazels for consump-
tion, as well as for confectionary and cosmetic industry. Due to the increasing interest of
producers in BIH for hazel cultivation and the uncontrolled spread of seedlings by pro- ducers
through the offshoots from the existing production plantations, a possibility has been created to
establish a plantation with erroneous assortment and thus an inadequate cultivar composition,
particularly in terms of pollination and fertilization. Therefore,
a comparison was carried out of pomological characteristics of fruit and the content of oil in the
kernel of 13 hazel cultivars from older plantations in BIH with cultivars from the Collection of
Nuts in Maribor owned by the Biotechnical Faculty of Ljubljana. Based on the analysis conducted, a
deviation of fruit characteristics of some cultivars was de- termined, compared to the standard
features of cultivars by which names they were la- belled. Cultivars labelled by the producer
during the collection of samples as: ‘Istrian Round’, ‘Tonda di Giffoni 2’, ‘Hall´s Giant’ and
‘N.N.1’ were identified and they ful-ly corresponded with their characteristics to the following cultivars: ‘Istrian Long’, ‘Mortarela’,
‘Fertile de Coutard’ and ‘Hall´s Giant’. The research also showed that the fruits of the examined
cultivars in BIH according to their pomological properties are as
good as the fruits of cultivars grown in other areas.