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Re: Wanting winter interest plants
Margaret E. Millard wrote:
>
> 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've got another winter suggestion. This one that has finally lost its'
leaves so I can see the structure.
Robinia psuedoacacia 'Twisty Baby'. It's a locust that only grows 6-8
feet tall and the stems are pronounced zig-zags. I've got 2 left and
don't mind a bit.
The leaves were very rolled all season and it generated alot of
interest. A nice plant, but one I haven't seen anywhere else. I can't
even find it in a book. I beleive it is a new plant, and it is
patented.
The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA 98362
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