Twisted Hazel on Tree Tuesday! Wirksworth, UK

My friend has the most beautiful tree in his garden.

His house and garden is situated high on a hill over-looking the village of Wirksworth.

The branches grow in the most beautiful and fantastic patterns, creating amazing negative space between them.

The tree is a twisted Hazel and produces lovely Hazel nuts each year. It is also provides a great place to hang a bird feeder!

Twisted Hazel facts:

Other common names:
corkscrew hazel
Harry Lauder's walking stick

Family:
Betulaceae

Genus:
Corylus are deciduous trees and large shrubs with broad leaves, and showy male catkins in early spring, followed by edible nuts

Details:
'Contorta' is a large deciduous shrub with highly contorted and twisted branches bearing broadly ovate leaves and pendent yellow male catkins in late winter and early spring; useful for winter flower arrangements

All photos taken by me, Hazel facts by:https://www.rhs.org.uk/Plants/97648/Corylus-avellana-Contorta/Details

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Until the next post, Nikki the MaskedBlogger. x