Name: Sandy B. Ford River Twp, Michigan UP (Zone 4b) (Zone 4b-maybe 5a)
Aren't the Harry Lauder's contorted filberts a grafted shrub? My understanding is that the shoots that come up from the ground aren't contorted (and presumably cuttings taken from the contorted parts wouldn't be hardy?).
“Think occasionally of the suffering of which you spare yourself the sight." ~ Albert Schweitzer C/F temp conversion