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| Keywords: tangle outdoor plant grass Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ is a slow growing, large deciduous shrub or a small tree. Its mid green leaves are broadly ovate, rounded, up to 12cm long, softly hairy on their upper and lower surfaces, have a double serrate margin and are often contorted. These leaves turn yellow in the autumn before leaf drop. The distinctive feature of this plant is its twisted and contorted branches. The monoecious flowers are produced before the leaves emerge and are wind pollinated catkins. The pale yellow male catkins are up to 12cm long. The female catkins are largely concealed in the buds with only the bright red long styles visible. The fruit is a nut, produced in clusters of up to 5, each nut held in a short leafy involucre. davisla.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/plant-of-the-week-corylu... Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’ is a slow growing, large deciduous shrub or a small tree. Its mid green leaves are broadly ovate, rounded, up to 12cm long, softly hairy on their upper and lower surfaces, have a double serrate margin and are often contorted. These leaves turn yellow in the autumn before leaf drop. The distinctive feature of this plant is its twisted and contorted branches. The monoecious flowers are produced before the leaves emerge and are wind pollinated catkins. The pale yellow male catkins are up to 12cm long. The female catkins are largely concealed in the buds with only the bright red long styles visible. The fruit is a nut, produced in clusters of up to 5, each nut held in a short leafy involucre. davisla.wordpress.com/2012/03/18/plant-of-the-week-corylu... | ||||
