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Re: Wanting winter interest plants

Margaret E. Millard wrote:
> 
> Diana L. Politika wrote:
> >
> > Margaret E. Millard wrote:
> > >
> > > 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 waht it is if it hasn't already ben listed. good
> > > line. thanks Marg
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> > Corylus avellana 'contorta'
> >
> > The Greenhouse Nursery
> > 81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
> > Port Angeles, WA  98262
> > ---------------------------------------------------------------------
> Thanks for that,Diana, I have it written down now in my book. It is
> fairly slow growing but oh I do love the contortedness. Marg...please
> accept my apologies for the typos...don't know why I didn't proofread
> before last message was sent.
> 
> --
> 
> memillard@ns.sympatico.ca
> on the south shore of N.S.,
> in Canada...Zone 5b
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If you are at all close to Tacoma, WA, go to Point Defiance Park.  As
the road goes thru it's first real corner, the Pagoada is on the right. 
It is part of the Japanese Gardens.  There are 2 very well established
corylus avell. 'Contorta' on the far side of the building.  You have to
park and walk around the building to see them.  They are approxiamtely 8
feet tall and spread to approximatly 12 feet.  These are both low
grafts, near ground level.  You can occasionally find these plants with
a high graft, at about 6 feet.  Personally, after seeing the mass of
stems, I would hesitate to perch that atop a trunk adhered by a graft. 
One good snowstorm with a bit of rain added would take it down.  I'd
suggest that you just take your money to the nearest toilet and save
the  years you'll have invested in that 6 foot grafted plant.
But that's only my opinion.  My neighbor has one of the  6 foot grafts,
and that is simply what I suspect will happen.

The Greenhouse Nursery
81 S. Bagley Creek Road & Hwy 101
Port Angeles, WA  98362
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