CORYLUS avellana 'Contorta'

A large, deciduous shrub which, though initially upright, tends to sag with age. Its branches are decidedly crooked, rigid and fragile, while its slightly-rounded, green leaves turn golden-yellow in autumn. It produces magnificent, sagging, yellow catkins at the beginning of spring.

• Description: A large, deciduous shrub which, though initially upright, tends to sag with age. Its branches are decidedly crooked, rigid and fragile, while its slightly-rounded, green leaves turn golden-yellow in autumn. It produces magnificent, sagging, yellow catkins at the beginning of spring.
• Origin: Mediterranean Europe
• Classification: CORYLUS, Genus, avellana 'Contorta', Specie/varietà, CORYLACEAE, Family
• Climatic resistance: Very high, -15°C / -45°C USDA 1-6
• Environmental resistance: Resistant to wet soils, Resistant to calcareous soils
• Max height: 04,00, –, 06,00, meters
• Available shapes: natural