STURDY FILBERT TREES IN WESTERN WASHINGTON ORCHARD 
In the family garden or lawn the filbert might 
be made to branch at three or four feet. Nothing, 
indeed, is prettier than a filbert tree headed at 
that height. Particularly is the purple leaf filbert 
highly ornamental with its original and_ brilliant 
fohage. 
Unless wanted for propagation purposes, suck- 
ers from the stem and roots should be hoed off in 
growth during the summer, or in winter be severed 
from the tree by pruning shears or other sharp 
cutting tools. 
