On Sat, 15 May 2004 08:04:52 -0400, Chris Chandler wrote:

Greetings!

I have two clusters of filbert trees in my yard and both clusters have
done very well in the past. This year, the one cluster of trees doesn't
have any foliage or blooms on it and is completely bare. The bark around
the base of this tree is peeling off in layers and has white spots under
the peeling bark.

Any suggestions on what this might be? Can I save this tree or should I
cut
it down before it infects the remaining trees? I live in central Ontario.
Thanks in advance for any help.

I don't claim to know much about filberts, but here's a link I found:

http://plantclinic.cornell.edu/treeshrub/hazelnut.htm
There maybe a discription of your problem there somewhere. Let us know
what you found 80)