Corylus avellana 'Contorta' | Corkscrew Hazel - 160-180cm, 35lt 8ft-6ft | 1.9m-2.2m is a stunning ornamental tree

is a stunning ornamental tree

but prefers well-drained soil and regular watering

evergreen shrub or small tree

but has been grown in Italian classic gardens since Renaissance times

Its inner bark can be used to make quality paper

Corylus avellana 'Contorta' | Corkscrew Hazel - 160-180cm, 35lt 8ft-6ft | 1.9m-2.2m is a stunning ornamental treeCorylus avellana 'Contorta' is an unusual, deciduous, multi stemmed, suckering shrub, well known for its stunning contorted and twisted branches that curl and spiral in all directions. Long, golden yellow catkins appear in late winter or early spring, before the foliage, and hang loosely from the branches like ornaments. The leaves are ovate, dark green in summer, yellow in autumn. Usually does not produce fruit. Corylus avellana 'Contorta' likes