velvety buds and bloom in clusters in late winter and early spring on bare branches
and yellow and orange in autumn
Its roots should be kept cool
It is resistant of frost and can withstand very low temperatures
mid- green leaves are bronze when young
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