Gardening Contorted filbert isn't always contorting Updated: Dec. 31, 2012, 11:24 a.m. | Published: Dec. 31, 2012, 10:24 a.m. By George Weigel | Special to PennLive ...

WHAT: Contorted filbert, also known as Harry Lauder’s walking stick or corylus avellana contorta, is a deciduous tree with spiraled, mangled branches that provide striking winter interest in ...

This unusual filbert (Corylus avellana 'Contorta' KOR-i-lus a-vel-LA-na) is from Europe and parts of northern Africa and was first noticed in the mid 1800s growing in a hedgerow in Gloucestershire ...

Contorted filbert or Harry Lauder’s walking stick (Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’) has been around since the mid-1800s but has limited use in the landscape because of its shape and growth habits.

Several years ago, a friend asked for ideas for a specimen shrub for a revised section of her garden. Without hesitation I recommended Harry Lauder walking stick (Corylus avellana "contorta").

Q: I was reading your response to a reader's question about a contorted filbert. You mentioned pruning. I thought, "Pruning? Am I supposed to prune it?" It has such fascinating limbs that I've ...

This contorted filbert cultivar is often grafted onto the rootstock of the straight species, meaning suckers from the roots will not show traits of the cultivar. In addition to being contorted, this ...

They're still haunting my landscape. There's the contorted filbert I picked up at Home Depot about 10 years ago. It was small and quirky, with curly, twisty little branches.

This shrub is a filbert (hazelnut), so you can expect the appearance of small nuts. The leaves are similar to filbert leaves: serrated edges, deep green and fuzzy.