Upright trunks of unusual bark and vertical coloured stems make a great contrast with bushy evergreen shapes.
Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’
Corkscrew hazel
Tree
Hardy
Yellow catkins
Dark green
4.5m to 6m x 4.5m to 6m (14.8ft to 20ft x 14.8ft to 20ft)
Deciduous bushy shrub with bizarrely twisted shoots and branches. The broad and sick-looking leaves have autumn colour. In late winter the bare branches are covered with pale yellow drooping catkins.
Plant list: Winter bark and stems
