This wonderful plant with it s array of twisted and contorted branches will happily grow in zones 4 through 8 and is one of the few plants that really has no serious disease or insect pest problems.
Walking stick tree propagation.
Harry lauder s walking stick corylus avellana contorta.
Neither the seeds nor the root suckers can be reproduced true to the original plant.
It is a type of hazel nut tree with cork screw branches.
It s scientific name is corylus avellana contorta.
I am trying to find out what is commonly used as rootstock for the harry lauder walking stick.
I have a copy of all you shared with me before on grafting and am anxious to try it.
Harry lauder s walking stick does grow from cuttings although it may be challenging to propagate it this way.
A faster method of propagation is to graft a branch from your walking stick onto the root stock of a corylus colurna turkish hazel tree during the winter months.
Botanically known as corylus avellana contorta harry lauder s walking stick is one of the most interesting interesting plants you can put in your landscape and probably one of the least understood.
Only about 50 percent of cuttings survive.
Aralia spinosa commonly called devil s walking stick or hercules club gets its common name from the stout sharp spines found on its leaf stalks stems and branches.
It is very interesting shrub.
As a grafted plant harry lauder s walking stick is difficult to propagate.