How many plants can you recommend to your customers that actually look better in the winter? Here's one! The twisted branches, of the Contorta Filbert, make this plant a real eye-catcher. In spring, summer, and early fall, it has large crinkled leaves so dense that they hide the exaggerated corkscrew appearance of the limbs. So to great extent, this is a more interesting tree in winter when the branches are bare and their peculiar windings are most obvious. The foliage stays a consistent green throughout the summer and turns to yellow by mid-November. It is named after Sir Harry Lauder (1870-1950), a Scottish music hall entertainer who left a lasting image of himself holding a twisted walking stick, in the minds of his fans. Zone 4 - 8