Contorted Filbert or Hazlenut, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick                   KO-ril-us a-ve-LAH-na

• Deciduous shrub/tree, 8-10 ft (2.5-3 m), stems curled and twisted.   Leaves also twisted.  Often grafted on to a species rootstock, often the American filbert, C. americana..
• Sun to part shade.
• Hardy to USDA Zone 4      Discovered in 1863 in a hedgerow in England.  The Harry Lauder of one of the common names refers to Sir Harry Lauder (1870-1950), a Scottish entertainer who sported a trademark crooked walking stick.
• Oregon State Univ. campus: northwest of Langton Hall.