Corylus avellana 'Contorta' ~ Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick Size:6 GALLON Leafy upright flowering stems host

Leafy upright flowering stems host loose clusters of vibrant highly fragrant purple flowers with rounded lobes bloom from late spring into summer

The foliage is crisp and very tender with mild nutty flavor and  slightly sweet and earthy undertone

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Small non-showy but attractive umbels of purplish-red flowers bloom in spring followed by red samaras

The flowers attract butterflies and pollinators

Corylus avellana 'Contorta' ~ Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick Size:6 GALLON Leafy upright flowering stems hostContorted Filbert is a multi trunked deciduous shrub with a rounded habit and distinctive corkscrew branches. The small serrated green leaves are also twisted and turn an undistinguished yellow in fall. The showy pale yellow male flowers bloom on catkins in late winter into spring before the leaves come in. Grows best in rich, moist, well drained soils. Contorted Filbert does not produce nuts and has good resistance to filbert blight. Type: Shrub