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Walkingstick Harry Lauders

Common Name: Walkingstick

Botanical Name: Corylus avellana 'Contorta'

Variety: Harry Lauders

Blossom Color: N/A

Bloom Time: N/A

Zone: 4 to 8

Exposure: Full Sun

Mature Height: 6-8'

Mature Width: 4-6'

Notes: It is a contorted filbert, a deciduous woody shrub with gnarly, twisted branches. Rounded green leaves are serrated and slightly hairy. Yellow catkins hanging from the branches create quite a show in the late winter or early spring. Branches are valued for their use in flower arrangements.