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Image shows the
twisted branches of the Corylus avellana 'Contorta' or Harry Lauder's Walking Stick
or Corkscrew Hazel or Contorted Filbert plant |
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Corylus avellana 'Contorta'
(Harry
Lauder's Walking Stick, Cockscrew Hazel, Contorted Filbert) |
Origin: Europe, Mediterranean
Family: Corylaceae
Light:
Full-sun-part
shade
Height: 6-8'
Spread: 5-6'
Blooms:
Bright yellow-bronze
catkins, Spring
Foliage:
Deciduous,
bronze-green
Soil: Well-drained, sandy-clayey loam
Water: Moderate during drought
Fertilizer: Complete, soluble
Insects/Diseases: Watch out for Japanese beetles
Propagation:
Suckers, cuttings, via grafts onto normal Hazelwood rootstocks
Uses: Specimen, windbreaker, landscaping, indoors, container,
dried flower arrangements
Comments: Corylus avellana 'Contorta' or Harry Lauder's Walking Stick
or Corkscrew Hazel or Contorted Filbert is a unique shrub with
contorted roots and distorted foliage. This conversation shrub got
its name from the Scottish music hall star Sir Harry Lauder (1870-1950).
He was known to have carried a curly walking stick made from contorted
hazelwood.
USDA Hardiness Zones : 4-8 |
