Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
Harry Lauder's Walkingstick

Corylus avellana ′Contorta′ - Winter Habit
 Family:
 Genus:
 Plant Type:
 Growth Forms:
 Hardiness:
 Deciduous / Evergreen:
 Flower Notes:
Yellow;red (Large, yellow-brown male catkins;small, reddish female catkins; emerge early in spring)
 Foliage Notes:
Green (Medium to dark green, curled and twisted foliage); Yellow (Poor yellow fall foliage)
 Fruit Notes:
Brown (Very rarely produced; edible, 0.75" long nut in a toothed and lobed involucre of equal length)
 Ultimate Height:
6-10 feet
 Ultimate Spread:
6-10 feet
 Light Requirements:
 Soil Notes:
Tolerant of poor, dry soils
 Diagnostic Characteristics:
The curled, twisted, and contorted leaves (2-4" long by 1.5-3" wide) are alternate, simple, doubly serrated, and pubescent above and below, with a cordate leaf base and sharply acuminate tip. Stem and petiole are both glandular pubescent.
  Special Characteristics:
  • Notable Texture 278
  • Winter Interest 100
  • Specimen 607

    • Additional Information

    This unique shrub provides excellent winter interest with its strongly twisting, contorted branches. Usually grown in grafted form, so it is important to immediately remove any root suckers.

    13 Corylus avellana 'Contorta' found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12024_00288*APMU
    22024_00288*BPMU
    32024_00288*CSTEW
    42024_00288*DSTEW
    52024_00288*ESTEW
    62025_00001*ALILY
    72025_00001*BLILY
    82025_00001*CLILY
    92025_00001*DLILY
    102025_00001*ELILY
    112025_00011*CLYNN
    122025_00011*BLYNN
    132025_00011*ALYNN

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