Saturday, March 12, 2005


Cherry Blossom Wars

6 comments:

KMJ said...

You Canadians have very strange looking cherry trees! What kind of a tree is this? The swirly branches are awesome.

bingo and betty said...

Corylus avellana "Contorta" (Family: Betulaceae)
Common name: Corkscrew hazel, Corkscrew hazelnut, Harry Lauder's walkingstick, contorted filbert

Corylus avellana "Contorta" is a hazel cultivar. The common name corkscrew hazel suggest twisted and spiraling twigs, braches and leavs. The deciduous shrub prefers well-drained soil in full sun or part shade.

Milan said...

Indeed, I haven't seen anything like that! Seems like something from Alice in Wonderland! :)

Milan said...

Indeed, I haven't seen anything like that! Seems like something from Alice in Wonderland! :)

Milan said...

Indeed, I haven't seen anything like that! Seems like something from Alice in Wonderland! :)

Metallyptica said...

Hazelnuts aren't pretty much the same as almonds?! Then.... I guess the trees look like those we have here (except those curly branches we haven't here - and, by the way, are amazing!) just because they belong to the same species! :)