Corylus avellana 'Contorta' ~ Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick Size:6 GALLON Egao Corkscrew

Egao Corkscrew

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The foliage is crisp and very tender with mild nutty flavor and  slightly sweet and earthy undertone

Farfugium japonicum foliage

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Corylus avellana 'Contorta' ~ Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick Size:6 GALLON Egao CorkscrewContorted Filbert is a multi trunked deciduous shrub with a rounded habit and distinctive corkscrew branches. The small serrated green leaves are also twisted and turn an undistinguished yellow in fall. The showy pale yellow male flowers bloom on catkins in late winter into spring before the leaves come in. Grows best in rich, moist, well drained soils. Contorted Filbert does not produce nuts and has good resistance to filbert blight. Type: Shrub