So this is why I like contorted plants in my gardens. You get such personality going on in the Winter snows. Today is especially nice, right out my dining room window.
You are right about that, Ware. those are very nice trees even without the snow. I had one myself for many years. They have character AnnnnnnD, when its time to prune them, their twigs look great in dry bouquets, I think. They hold the snow well.
Nice picture and a good eye for the unusual. If I had to stay outside all winter, I probably look like that too. Do Hazelnuts normally grow that way? jerry
I would love to have something like that to look at with our long winters but it is borderline hardy here. Yours is so pretty with the snow on it. Is it as striking in the summer?
Jerry, I have been told that I have very unusual plants in all my gardens. If you take a walkabout with my hubby you would hear the story and facts about so many of them. It is fun to hear him. No they don't make squiggly nuts. Sjoerd, they do hold the snow well. When I first saw them, it was Summer and they were expensive. I have collected them over the years after I get the first one and enjoyed seeing it the first Winter. 2ofus, I didn't know they didn't do will in very cold areas.....I am so sorry....it would be terrible for me to have a garden without one of these treasures. They have this, sort of droopy laxidazical leaves that lay on the swooping branches. Also at this time of the year, the male have nice catkins to give the gardens even more texture and interest.
