Corylus avellana Contorta
Corkscrew Hazel, Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick
A real curiosity for parks and gardens. Small twiggy branches can be sympathetically removed and used add interest to seasonal floral displays
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Corylus avellana Contorta
Height: 1-1.5m
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Corylus avellana Contorta
Height: 1.5-2m
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Corylus avellana Contorta
Height: 2-2.5m
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Description
This Hazel is also known as Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick after the Scottish music hall performer who had a trademark “twisted” walking stick.
A very small and slow growing tree that has strangely twisted and contorted branches which create a dense and rounded habit.
It is believed to have been discovered in a Gloucestershire hedgerow in the 1860s.
A real curiosity for parks and gardens.
Small twiggy branches can be sympathetically removed and used add interest to seasonal floral displays.
Mature height: 3-5m
Mature spread: 2-4m
Specifications
Common names
Corkscrew Hazel, Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick
Mature size
Small
Tree type
Deciduous Broad Leaf
Soil type
Well drained soils, Will tolerate most soil types, Chalk soil
Shape
Multi-stemmed
Tree features
Catkins, Bark, Nuts
Growth rate
Slow growing
Tree uses
Garden, Parkland
Seasons of interest
Summer Interest, Winter Interest