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Re: Wanting winter interest plants

I have seen many examples of Robina p. Tortuosa.
This is also a very nice tree, but it gets larger, the
30' range as I have observed it.

-----Original Message-----
From: Diana L. Politika <diana@olympus.net>
To: woodyplants@mallorn.com <woodyplants@mallorn.com>
Date: Monday, December 01, 1997 9:36 PM
Subject: 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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