Before you place your order, please review the following ordering information:

To help shepherd development of a sustainable industry and avoid the "boom and bust" common to new crops, we are being strategic in how initial plants are made available. 

 Midwest Hazelnuts plant orders are prioritized and fulfilled as follows:

1. Go-First Hazelnut Farms (GFFs) and their GFF grower network (located within 25 miles of a GFF hub) receive first priority access to plant material to support the development of geographically-clustered grower networks and regional supply chains.
2. Early-Adopter Commercial Partners (EACPs) to expand access and adoption of commercial production beyond reach of GFF network.
3. Public online sales - available after GFF and EACP orders are fulfilled. Sales open on a first come, first served basis starting October 1 for spring-delivered plants and February 1 for fall-delivered plants.​ 

​Download the UMHDI Availability Plan for full details. ​

Pickup & Delivery Options

You can select nursery pickup or delivery in your order form:

• Nursery pickup from Hauser's Superior View Farm (86565 Co Hwy J, Bayfield, WI 54814) beginning September 15, 2026, or
• Shipped for an additional fee via Spee-Dee Delivery Services. Contact Hauser's directly for more information on shipping: (715) 779-5404

Seedlings are expected to be available beginning in September (fall orders) and March (spring orders). We will contact you closer to that date to confirm plant availability and coordinate pickup or delivery arrangements.

INVOICING

Sales Tax-Exemptions
If you are a commercial agricultural producer establishing or maintaining a commercial hazelnut orchard, your purchase of hybrid hazelnut stock, liners, bare-root trees, and production equipment may be exempt from state sales and use tax.

To waive sales tax on your order, you must provide a fully executed and signed exemption certificate before your order is invoiced. If a valid certificate is not on file in our system at the time of invoicing, sales tax will be charged without exception. Midwest Hazelnuts cannot retroactively credit or refund sales tax once an order has been billed.

Midwest Hazelnuts will maintain tax-exemption certificates for at least 4 years from the date of the last sale made under that specific certificate and will automatically apply tax exemptions to subsequent orders, following respective state and federal tax laws.

The table below lists each state in the Upper Midwest, the scope of relevant tax exemptions, and the accepted certificates to upload with your order (with direct links for filing these forms, for your convenience).

State sales tax information is provided for reference, if non-exempt. 

State	Scope of Exemption for Commercial Hazelnut Planting & Production	Required Exemption Form	State Sales Tax (if non-exempt)
Illinois	Exempt: Hazelnut trees, liners, rootstock, and specialized perennial orchard equipment. Watershed-approved inputs like riparian buffer seed or cover crops planted between tree rows qualify.	Illinois Form ST-587 (Exemption Certificate)	6.25% (Local rates can add up to 4.75% more)
Indiana	Exempt: Bulk hazelnut seedlings, bare-root stock, tree shelters, continuous-line irrigation. Soil stabilizers or filter-strip seeds funded via watershed grants are exempt if bought by the farmer.	Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) Certificate of Exemption (Form F0003) or Indiana Form ST-105 (General Sales Tax Exemption Certificate)	7.00% (No local sales taxes)
Iowa	Exempt: High-yield hazelnut plant stock and implements of husbandry (e.g., specialized orchard transplanters). Greenhouses or structures used for overwintering containerized hazelnut trees qualify.	Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) Certificate of Exemption (Form F0003) or Iowa Sales/Use/Excise Tax Exemption Certificate	6.00% (Local options can add up to 1.00%)
Michigan	Exempt: Improved hazelnut tree varieties, permanent deer-exclusion fencing, tree tubes, and organic mulch mats. Retail packaging or promotional marketing materials are fully taxable.	Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) Certificate of Exemption (Form F0003) or Michigan Form 3372 (Sales and Use Tax Certificate of Exemption)	6.00% (No local sales taxes)
Minnesota	Exempt: Commercial hazelnut cultivars, specialized tree-planting tools, and harvest collection machinery. Inter-row cover crop seed mixes required by Watershed Districts are exempt.	Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) Certificate of Exemption (Form F0003) or Minnesota Form ST3 (Certificate of Exemption)	6.875% (Local transit/city taxes can add up to 2.00%)
Wisconsin	Exempt: Hybrid hazelnut stock, grow tubes, and specialized harvesters. Equipment or seed purchases matching DATCP Producer-Led Watershed Protection Grants are completely exempt if used by the grower.	Streamlined Sales Tax (SST) Certificate of Exemption (Form F0003) or Wisconsin Form S-211 (Sales and Use Tax Exemption Certificate)	5.00% (Local county taxes can add an extra 0.50% to 0.90%)

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Terms & Conditions

Payment for the Plant Order Invoice is due within 15 business days of the invoice date.

If payment is not received within 15 business days, Midwest Hazelnuts, LLC reserves the right to cancel the order. 

Shipping charges are not included in the Plant Order Invoice and will be billed separately.

Shipping charges are calculated based on the order size and the distance from Hauser's Superior View Farm (86565 Co Hwy J, Bayfield, WI 54814) to the delivery location. Shipping Invoices are due upon delivery.

For customer-requested cancellations, refunds will be issued upon request according to the following schedule:

• 75% refund for orders canceled on or before August 1
• 50% refund for orders canceled between August 2 and August 15
• 25% refund for orders canceled between August 16 and August 31
• No refunds for orders canceled after August 31

​This refund schedule applies to all order cancellations, whether initiated by the customer or resulting from non-payment.
If Midwest Hazelnuts, LLC is unable to fulfill an order, all payments received for that order will be refunded in full unless the customer elects to apply those funds toward a future order.

Plant Guarantee

Information on parentage, breeding, and provenance is included with each plant in a four part code:

Breeder: Name of the breeder
Parent code: FS = full-sibling; HS = half-sibling; OP = mix of seedlings with unknown parentage 
Breeding ID: A breeding ID is a unique identifier provided by the breeder and is only included with FS and HS plants
Provenance: The geographic location of the seed source

Midwest Hazelnuts, LLC inspects all plants prior to shipment to ensure they meet size and quality standards and are free of visible pests and diseases.

Please inspect your order upon receipt and report any incorrect, damaged, or missing nursery stock within three (3) business days.

Live plants require proper handling and care to thrive. We encourage customers to review the UMHDI Hazelnuts 101 publication series for guidance on site preparation, planting, and post-planting care.

Because these are seed-origin hazelnuts, plant performance—including yield, nut size, disease resistance, and other characteristics—will vary among individual plants. No specific performance characteristics are guaranteed.

​Responsibility and risk for the plants transfer to the buyer upon pickup from or delivery by Hauser's Superior View Farm.

Questions? Email [email protected]

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