Contorted filbert trees do not need pruning. (Special to the Democrat-Gazette) Q: I was reading your response to a reader's question about a contorted filbert.

Just a couple of weeks ago I saw some “contorted filbert’” for sale at a box store that already were infected with this devastating disease. They are guaranteed to fail.

There are several varieties of filbert trees that provide early pollinator food. If you have lots of room, hazelnut trees will give the pollinators what they need, and you can harvest the nuts.

Prune suckers growing from the base of grafted trees. Ciscoe showed us his contorted filbert, with curled branches. “I love the living tweedle out of this but it has a problem.

Q: I was reading your response to a reader's question about a contorted filbert. You mentioned pruning. I thought, "Pruning? Am I supposed to prune it?" It has such fascinating limbs that I've ...