{"product_id":"corylus-avellana-contorta-crazy-filbert","title":"Corkscrew Hazel - Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrice includes everything:\u003c\/strong\u003e the plant, free delivery and professional installation by our planting team. One price, whole job done.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCorkscrew Hazel - Corylus avellana ‘Contorta’\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery branch and twig of this contorted form of \u003cem\u003eCorylus avellana\u003c\/em\u003e spirals and curls, so the plant is at its most striking in winter when the leaves are gone and the silhouette stands bare. Pale yellow catkins hang from the twisted stems in late winter, well before anything else is moving. It is grown for structure and winter interest, not for nuts, and it needs a genuinely cool climate to look its best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eWhy Corkscrew Hazel\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWinter Silhouette\u003c\/strong\u003e: The bare twisted framework is the whole point, best sited where it is seen against sky or a plain wall.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLate Winter Catkins\u003c\/strong\u003e: Long soft yellow catkins appear in July and August in southern Australia.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCut Stem Value\u003c\/strong\u003e: The curled stems are widely used in floristry and can be harvested each winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eManageable Scale\u003c\/strong\u003e: It stays a large shrub or very small tree, so it never outgrows a courtyard.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCrinkled Summer Foliage\u003c\/strong\u003e: Leaves are puckered and slightly twisted, giving an unusual texture in leaf.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eIdeal Applications\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCool Climate Courtyard Feature\u003c\/strong\u003e: A single specimen carries a small paved space through winter.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eUnderplanted Focal Point\u003c\/strong\u003e: Set above hellebores or bulbs so the ground layer flowers while the stems are bare.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSculptural Pot Specimen\u003c\/strong\u003e: Grown in a large container where the branch structure can be lit at night.\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eCutting Garden\u003c\/strong\u003e: Planted in a working garden purely for an annual harvest of twisted stems.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003eSpecimen \u0026amp; Installation\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (screening\/hedge):\u003c\/strong\u003e 2 to 2.5m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSpacing (feature\/avenue):\u003c\/strong\u003e 3 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBest Planting Season:\u003c\/strong\u003e Late autumn and winter while dormant, or early spring\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSoil \u0026amp; Drainage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Moist but well drained loam enriched with compost, pH 6 to 7.5, dislikes hot dry sandy ground\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEstablishment Care:\u003c\/strong\u003e Water deeply through the first two summers and mulch to keep the root zone cool, since heat stress is the main problem in mainland Australia. Plants are usually grafted, so remove any straight shoots that appear from below the graft union promptly or they will overtake the twisted growth.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch4\u003ePlant Details\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWidth:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2.5 to 4m\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGrowth Rate:\u003c\/strong\u003e Slow\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFoliage:\u003c\/strong\u003e Deciduous\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade, with afternoon shade in hot inland areas\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNative to:\u003c\/strong\u003e Species from Europe and western Asia, this contorted form a selected sport\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlower Colour:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pale yellow catkins in late winter\n\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Nursery Direct","offers":[{"title":"400mm","offer_id":59795303498014,"sku":"ND-0533-400MM","price":800.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true},{"title":"150L","offer_id":59795303530782,"sku":"ND-0533-150L","price":2850.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1000\/2536\/8862\/files\/RGfRWm7iK2dCgYWZFmCGl_uHbpf7KR.jpg?v=1787313177","url":"https:\/\/nurserydirect.com.au\/products\/corylus-avellana-contorta-crazy-filbert","provider":"Nursery Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}