Last month, this column focused on the desirable characteristics of Christmas trees, one of which is good needle retention.

We bought a 'Harry Lauder' walking stick bush, and it is doing very well. However, the bush has shot out additional limbs from the bottom that are straight and about 18 inches high. We were wondering ...

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 Northwest ...

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 ...