Myriad Botanical Gardens - Oklahoma City, USA

Common name: Contorted Filbert, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick

Family: Betulaceae (Birch Family)

Hardiness: 4a

Life form: Deciduous shrub/sub-shrub

Comments: This is considered a deciduous shrub that grows to 8’ in both height and width. The most popular feature of this plant is its twisted, spiraling branches and showy male catkins that hang from the dormant branches during the winter months. Common names for it include: Corkscrew Hazel and Harry Lauder's walking stick. It tends to sucker, so be sure to check the base periodically and prune any that come up.