It has beautiful, deep purple leaves in spring and summer. The branches have the same intricately contorted appearance and it has pretty pink/purple catkins in later winter or early spring. It makes a spectacular specimen shrub and is suitable for most garden sizes.
Corkscrew Hazel. A shrub with heart-shaped green leaves and strongly twisted stems, that are particularly effective in winter. Bears yellow catkins late winter early spring. Height 5m. Spread 5m. Deciduous. Hardy.
An old, very productive form of common hazel, sometimes known as the white filbert (although it’s a cobnut). Large, vigorous, deciduous nut-tree, with a rounded habit, reaching a height of 4-5m and spread of 3m. The nuts are very large, flattened on two sides with a medium-sized calyx; they are ivory-white, fragrant and have a good flavour. The large, slightly serrated leaves are mid-green.
Rich-purple leaves festooned with long, pretty, pink catkins, followed by purple, edible nuts later in the year.
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