Corylus maxima 'Purpurea' - Purple-leaved filbert - This is a beautiful, ornamental variety with opulent, deep purple foliage & yellow-tinged, reddish-purple, male catkins which hang below the bare branches in late winter. Produces good crops of edible nuts that ripen between Aug & Sept. Winner of the RHS Award of Garden Merit, this form is excellent for use as a hedging plant or specimen tree where space is limited. Priced for: 4 litre pot