PLANTING OF THE ORCHARD 
Filbert trees produce a mass of fiberous roots, 
and transplant well. Fall or early winter is the 
NEWLY PLANTED 
FILBERT TREE 
best season for transplanting fil- 
berts, but they may also be planted 
in the spring. Before planting the 
orchard, the land should be thor- 
oughly plowed and harrowed and 
put into good condition. Different 
varieties of filberts differ in growth 
and size of trees and are set from 
ten to twenty feet apart according 
to variety, quality of land, and the 
size they are expected to attain. 
Generally speaking, a distance of 
sixteen feet is considered ample 
and not crowded, for the larger 
European varieties grown in this 
country. The holes for the trees 
should be dug sufficiently large to 
accommodate the roots and the fill- 
ing in of some good top soil, with 
the setting of the trees a few inches 
deeper than they are in the nursery 
row. 
As with most other kinds of fruit, cross-pol- 
lination of filberts is beneficial and with some va- 
