Corylus avellana 'Contorta' ~ Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick Size:3 GALLON Foliage dies to the ground

Foliage dies to the ground by mid-summer as the plant goes dormant

Gold Heart Bleeding Heart is a shade-loving herbaceous perennial with bright golden yellow to chartreuse compound leaves on reddish stems

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Pears are particularly prone to fire blight

Corylus avellana 'Contorta' ~ Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick Size:3 GALLON Foliage dies to the groundContorted 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