Walking Stick Tree Propagation

As a grafted plant harry lauder s walking stick is difficult to propagate.

Walking stick tree propagation.

This is a large upright suckering deciduous shrub that typically grows to 10 15 tall but infrequently grows as a small flat topped tree to as much as 35 tall. Harry lauder s walking stick corylus avellana contorta. 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. 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.

Some people have success with soil layering a somewhat difficult process. 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 a type of hazel nut tree with cork screw branches. I am trying to find out what is commonly used as rootstock for the harry lauder walking stick.

It is very interesting shrub. I have a copy of all you shared with me before on grafting and am anxious to try it. Neither the seeds nor the root suckers can be reproduced true to the original plant. Harry lauder s walking stick pruning propagating and general care.

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.