Walking Stick Tree Care

Reduce frequency once established.

Walking stick tree care.

It is best planted as a specimen small tree or large shrub as it is a piece of art on its own. Harry lauder s walkingstick does not tolerate poorly drained or wet soils this plant would rather be in too dry than too wet of a location. This tree is slow growing so don t cut too much especially. Use shoots in floral arrangements.

As often happens with grafted plants there is a tendency for suckers to shoot up from the rootstock. Water quite frequently in the first few years after planting to help the shrub establish a strong root system. You can water less frequently once plants are mature. It is also a good plant that tolerates both high heat and wind locations.

Most interesting of all its triply compound leaves are the largest leaves of any temperate tree in the continental united states. If your plant has this condition you need to prune out any infected wood and make sure you cut all the way back into healthy wood that is not infected. Ideal for alkaline soils. It grows well in full sun to part shade.

Learn how to propagate harry lauder s walking stick here. Step 2 cut any broken cracked clearly diseased or clearly dead limbs or branches back to a point of healthy wood. 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. Sterilize your pruners after each cut by dipping them in rubbing alcohol.

Care grows best in organically rich well drained soils. Caregrow in fertile well drained soil in sun or partial shade. The devil s walking stick is a medium sized tree capable of reaching heights of over 30 feet 10 m. 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.

Pruning and propagation of contorted filberts. Prune your lauder s walking stick tree in the the early spring after all the fruits have been cleared off by animals for winter forage but before new growth is visible. Noteworthy characteristicsexcellent specimen tree. Trim the lower parts of the walking stick tree to remove excess growth and expose the twisted branches in the main part of the plant.

How to grow harry lauder s walking stick the shrub is normally planted from balled and burlapped specimens or potted plants in fall or spring. The majority of harry lauder s walking sticks available at nurseries are grafted plants and require some special care. Place cuts just beyond a healthy lateral branch or leaf node. Water deeply and regularly during the first few growing seasons to establish an extensive root system.