Harry Lauder S Walking Stick Tree

The walking stick tree corylus avellana contorta also known as harry lauder s walking stick grows well throughout most of the bay area.

Harry lauder s walking stick tree.

Again a summer photo of harry lauder s walking stick and a winter photo. Its multi trunk is accompanied by a maze of corkscrew like branches with cascading golden yellow flowers. Definitely a unique looking tree the harry lauder s walking stick contorted filbert makes for an engaging centerpiece for any landscape project. This slow growing deciduous multi stemmed shrub typically grows to 8 10 ft.

A thrilling specimen for winter landscapes. It has terrific foliage color in fall and showy greenish yellow catkins that brighten the winter scene. Corylus avellana contorta kor ih lus av el ay nah. Harry lauders walking stick contorted filbert shrubs for sale online.

Harry lauder s walking stick was first discovered growing in an english hedgerow in the mid 1800s. Harry lauder s walking stick. Corylus avellana contorta is a deciduous woody shrub with an appearance that is as unusual as its common name. Harry lauder s walking stick corylus avellana contorta 2 gallon pot with its twisted corkscrew branches and stems contorted filbert also known as henry or harry lauder walking stick is guaranteed to draw attention in the garden.

A unique deciduous shrub treasured for its interesting gnarled and twisted branches. Pendent yellow catkins are borne in late winter and early spring. Harry lauder s walking stick corylus avellana contorta own root sku 1745. Typically this plant is grown in shrub form and occasionally you ll find one that has been grafted onto a straight root stock which really baffles me because the crazy twisted branches on top of a straight stem clearly look like a mismatch to me.

But with a twist pun intended. It is a deciduous rounded multi trunked shrub which typically grows to 8 10 tall and features as the cultivar name suggests twisted and spiraling branches twigs and leaves. Tall and 6 8 ft. Strongly twisted spiraling shoots provide year round interest.

In late winter these wacky branches are covered with pale yellow catkins. This plant was subsequently given the common name of harry lauder s walking stick in the early 1900 s in honor of scottish entertainer harry lauder 1870 1950. This upright tree like shrub has heart shaped toothed mid green leaves. This unusual plant is bushy and has distinctive.

In late winter or early spring before the foliage emerges the contorted filbert will begin to cover itself with monoecious separate male and. Harry lauder s walking stick contorta is a sport a naturally occurring variation of corylus avellana a shrub commonly known as the common hazel or european filbert the contorta variation was discovered during the mid 1800s in great britain and was named for a scottish.