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 277
  • Winter Interest 90
  • Specimen 598

    • 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.

    8 Corylus avellana 'Contorta' found

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    = Heritage plant = Memorial plant
    Number Accession ID Location
    12015_00629*BLILY
    22015_00629*ALILY
    32012_00519*APRCE
    42024_00288*APMU
    52024_00288*BPMU
    62024_00288*CSTEW
    72024_00288*DSTEW
    82024_00288*ESTEW

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