"Ignoramus4443" wrote

I would like to plant some nut trees, such as hazelnuts(filberts) and
pecans.

Since we have quite a few squirrels, I am concerned that they will eat
all those nuts. We have a hickory tree and we barely see unbroken
hickory nuts on the ground.

When I read the subject line, I thought, "...go together like
Christmas and carols." :-) Pecans are grown here, and squirrels grow
themselves -- and get a lot of the pecans. However, a big, healthy
pecan tree will produce enough that humans get some of the nuts, too.
No experience with filberts.