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Re: Wanting winter interest plants

Christopher P. Lindsey wrote:
 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

Chris, thanks for that info...I will indeed looking for more
"contorts"as the garden evolves. 
 I have to agree that I am always checking for sucker growth and have
built a fence to break strong winds to protect the hazel nut but the
thing I get the most irritated about it is the ants farming aphids on
it. I am always trying to keep one step ahead of them. On days like
today, however with the fresh snow down as a back drop, I am glad I put
up with the hassles.
I don't understand about the top grafting. Can someone explain that to
me, please? Marg
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on the south shore of N.S.,
in Canada...Zone 5b
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