4ft Corkscrew Hazel | Corylus avellana 'Contorta' | 2 Years Old | Bare Root
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- Highlights
- Variety Specifications
- Planting & Care
- Features fascinating twisted, corkscrew branches, providing year-round visual interest.
- Famously known as 'Harry Lauder's Walking Stick', its bare, contorted form is especially striking in winter.
- The unique branches are highly prized for floral arrangements.
- Produces long, decorative yellow catkins from late winter into early spring.
- Displays heart-shaped leaves that emerge buttery yellow in spring, mature to green in summer, and return to yellow in autumn.
- Perfect for smaller gardens, growing to a manageable size.
- A hardy, native UK variety that is generally resistant to pests and diseases.
- Species: Hazel
- Features: Native to UK
- Flowering Season: Winter, Early Spring
- Flowering Time: February, March
- Flower Colour: Yellow
- Foliage Colour: Green
- Position: Full Sun
- Habit: Spreading, Bushy
- Hardiness: Fully Hardy
- Soil Type: Moist but well-drained
- Wildlife: Attracts bees and other pollinators
- Pest & Disease: High resistance
- Eventual Spread: 4m
- Planting: Can be planted all year round. Choose a spot in full sun with moist, well-drained soil.
- Pruning: Prune annually in early spring after the catkins have finished. Remove any dead, diseased, damaged, or straight-growing branches to maintain the contorted shape.
Product Specifications
- Supplied As: Bare Root Tree
- Height on Arrival: 90-120cm inc. roots
- Eventual Height: 4m
- Age: Typically 18-36 months old
- Arrives expertly pruned to encourage robust, bushy growth.
Highlights
- Features fascinating twisted, corkscrew branches, providing year-round visual interest.
- Famously known as 'Harry Lauder's Walking Stick', its bare, contorted form is especially striking in winter.
- The unique branches are highly prized for floral arrangements.
- Produces long, decorative yellow catkins from late winter into early spring.
- Displays heart-shaped leaves that emerge buttery yellow in spring, mature to green in summer, and return to yellow in autumn.
- Perfect for smaller gardens, growing to a manageable size.
- A hardy, native UK variety that is generally resistant to pests and diseases.
Variety Specifications
- Species: Hazel
- Features: Native to UK
- Flowering Season: Winter, Early Spring
- Flowering Time: February, March
- Flower Colour: Yellow
- Foliage Colour: Green
- Position: Full Sun
- Habit: Spreading, Bushy
- Hardiness: Fully Hardy
- Soil Type: Moist but well-drained
- Wildlife: Attracts bees and other pollinators
- Pest & Disease: High resistance
- Eventual Spread: 4m
Planting & Care
- Planting: Can be planted all year round. Choose a spot in full sun with moist, well-drained soil.
- Pruning: Prune annually in early spring after the catkins have finished. Remove any dead, diseased, damaged, or straight-growing branches to maintain the contorted shape.
Product Specifications
- Supplied As: Bare Root Tree
- Height on Arrival: 90-120cm inc. roots
- Eventual Height: 4m
- Age: Typically 18-36 months old
- Arrives expertly pruned to encourage robust, bushy growth.
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