Botanical Name: Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
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Common Name: Harry Lauder's Walking-stick  
Plant photo of: Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
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Water Saving Tip:

Change spray sprinklers to low-flow bubbler or drip systems. Shrubs and trees are ideal candidates for this type of irrigation because the water is applied directly to the root zones.

  • Anatomy

  • Culture

  • Design

Plant Type

Shrub

 

Height Range

6-12'

 

Flower Color

Yellow

 

Flower Season

Winter, Spring

 

Leaf Color

Light Green

 

Bark Color

Brown

 

Fruit Color

n/a

 

Fruit Season

n/a

Information by: Stephanie Duer
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  • Description

  • Notes

This unique, deciduous shrub has interesting, gnarly, heavily twisted branches; even the leaves are oddly contorted. Foliage is a medium green, turning yellow in the autumn. Showy greenish-yellow catkins appear in winter. Size is variable, depending on the branching patterns, but eventually may reach 8 to 10 feet tall and wide. An interesting specimen, maybe it's best use is as a winter accent, when the twisted and curled branches are most visible.