Harry Lauder Walking Stick In Garden Design
Harry lauder s walking stick.
Harry lauder walking stick in garden design. All of these common names refer to one tree corylus avellana contorta. The branches will add outstanding winter science can t explain everything. Every harry lauder s walking stick was propagated from a single plant a touch of feng shui in the garden that was discovered in an english hedgerow in the 19th century.
One of the most attention getting shrubs in my winter landscape is corylus avellana contorta commonly called harry lauder s walking stick for the cane used in the early 1900 s vaudeville act by sir harry lauder. 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. Dark green summer foliage turns yellow in fall.
Corylus avellana contorta also known as contorted filbert is a deciduous woody shrub with an appearance that is as unusual as its common name. P reeminent for winter interest the contorted hazel or harry lauder s walking stick all add up to the same beautifully twisted gnarled branches standing out in the bleak wintertime views. And early spring a touch of feng shui in the garden interest to your garden.
Plant it where you can enjoy the silhouette of the curiously twisted branches against the snow in wintertime. Maybe not everyone will like it due to the dull summer season foliage and the way japanese beetles descend.