velvety buds and bloom in clusters in late winter and early spring on bare branches
mid- green leaves are bronze when young
prostrate shrub with elegant arching branches and small
Its roots should be kept cool
somewhat resistant to drought
Corylus avellana 'Contorta' | Corkscrew Hazel - 300-350cm, 25lt Feathered velvety buds and bloom inCorylus avellana 'Contorta' is an unusual, deciduous, multi stemmed, suckering shrub, well known for its stunning contorted and twisted branches that curl and spiral in all directions. Long, golden yellow catkins appear in late winter or early spring, before the foliage, and hang loosely from the branches like ornaments. The leaves are ovate, dark green in summer, yellow in autumn. Usually does not produce fruit. Corylus avellana 'Contorta' likes