Corylus avellana Contorta, Corkscrew Hazel

Slow growing deciduous shrub with main and secondary branches which are twisted and spiralling. The branches are upright at first and then spread, become dense and weeping as the plant ages. Leaves: various shapes, 5-10cm long and usually round to oval, lanuginose and with toothed edges, twisted round themselves, pale green and then pale yellow in autumn. Flowers: long (3-6cm), hanging golden yellow catkins before the leaves, extremely decorative on bare branches. Fruit: nuts in groups of 1 to 4, in a shell which is divided in half, smaller than the common hazel nut but also edible. Very hardy, grows well in all types of soil although it prefers acid substratum. Thrives in pots.

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Italy

Slow growing deciduous shrub with main and secondary branches which are twisted and spiralling. The branches are upright at first and then spread, become dense and weeping as the plant ages. Leaves: various shapes, 5-10cm long and usually round to oval, lanuginose and with toothed edges, twisted round themselves, pale green and then pale yellow in autumn. Flowers: long (3-6cm), hanging golden yellow catkins before the leaves, extremely decorative on bare branches. Fruit: nuts in groups of 1 to 4, in a shell which is divided in half, smaller than the common hazel nut but also edible. Very hardy, grows well in all types of soil although it prefers acid substratum. Thrives in pots.