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Re: Wanting winter interest plants

> I have been following this thread awhile.
> I have a plant that is absolutely stunning in wintertime. I planted it
> exactly for winter structute. I do not know the proper name for it, but
> it's common one is contorted hazelnut tree. I cannot find it in my book
> but someone will know what it is if it hasn't already been listed. good
> line. thanks Marg

It sounds like most people have already identified it as Corylus avellana
'Contorta', or Harry Lauder's Walking Stick.

If you're interested in other contorted plants, there's also Fagus sylvatica
'Tortuosa', an incredible European beech cultivar believed to have been
mutated by a radioactive meteor many centuries ago.  They're found
in a line through Denmark, Champagne, and Le Cosquer in Brittany.

Another possibility are the Salix matsuduna cultivars: 'Snake' and
'Tortuosa'.  Both are essentially the same, but 'Snake' is more canker
resistant and has more contortions.  It is extremely fast-growing.

Chris
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