WHAT: Contorted filbert, also known as Harry Lauder’s walking stick or corylus avellana contorta, is a deciduous tree with spiraled, mangled branches that provide striking winter interest in ...

The outstanding aspect of 'Rote Zeller,' or redleaf filbert, is apparent in spring when plants leaf out in rich burgundy foliage, the ovate leaves having double-serrate edges.

But filbert blight is a capricious organism, and while a plant might show resistance to it in one part of the country, the plant might succumb elsewhere. Which most of mine did. (My garden is in ...

Filberts, which are native to the Balkans, were traditionally collected and brought into church on August 20 - Saint Philibert's Day - hence the ancient name of filbert.

A: Although you can plant tulips, as well as other spring-blooming bulbs, now, you will get no blooms. They should be planted in the fall so strong root systems grow over the winter. Here’s an ...

It’s difficult to spot early infections, and if you miss them, branch dieback will continue at a rapid rate. Once the infection spreads, it’s likely that you won’t be able to save your plant.