Corylus avellana 'Contorta' ~ Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick Size:7 GALLON (1) Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' 2014

(1) Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' 2014

providing both ornamental value and attracting birds with its fruit

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Does not have the disease or pest problems of the native dogwoods

The oval dark green leaves emerge copper-pink and turn bright orange in fall

Corylus avellana 'Contorta' ~ Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick Size:7 GALLON (1) Chamaecyparis obtusa 'Filicoides' 2014Contorted 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