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I have one in my front yard which has north and east exposure. It is doing very well in Trail BC Canada. The only maintenance I give it ...Read More
The leafless twisted branches are dramatic in the winter, and even more beautiful in early spring when the long catkins hang from the twi...Read More
I planted my contorted filbert in a partially shady area in my front yard (Petersburg, Virginia, Zone 7A) at least five years ago. It is...Read More
I had three days to move a large gift HLWS (5' tall and 5' wide). It has a lot of Japanese beetle damage and it suffered significant dryi...Read More
I have a 10 year old corkscrew hazel on a standard which is now 8-10 feet tall and 6 feet in diameter. We are redoing our deck, so I'd ...Read More
I've tried to grow this plant for the six years and am finally giving up. At first it was in a pot, then I found a place for it on the Ea...Read More
Gorgeous structure, but NEVER gets any catkins. It is pretty old and 8 by 8 feet tall and wide. I have not fertilized it as it appears to...Read More
I bought mine mail-order from Spring Hill in 2000 and it's as happy as a clam at high tide.
It's on the north side of my h...Read More
I bought this plant from a nursery in Gig Harbor, Wa. and it ended up being infected with Eastern Filbert Blight, which showed up a few m...Read More
Several Harry Lauders in my neighborhood, including mine, have succumbed to the blight. The one that has not is the only one to be getti...Read More
I to love this plant, but lost my gorgeous Harry Lauder's Walking Stick to Eastern Filbert Blight two years. I have spoken to a few other...Read More
I've ordered one of these shrubs and I'm excited about growing it. I've seen it grown by friends here in Enid, Oklahoma. We get very ha...Read More
Neem, Neem, Neem! For those of you that know what this fungicide/insecticide is, use it once or twice a week. Harry absolutely thrives...Read More
I too have this plant. It has been a staple specimen in my garden since 2006. The corkscrew hazel has flourished until now and is 6' by...Read More
I got my Contorted Filbert at Lowe's in 2008. Late last spring (2010) I noticed that the new leaves that had come on were dying. I did ...Read More
Got my little Harry at Lowes distress sale for 10 bucks last summer. What's funny is, it was really not all that distressed, they just lo...Read More
I love my contorta & have been enjoying it's growth for over 15 years. I am moving & I transplanted it in my new garden. IT is sufferin...Read More
I got my tree at Wal-Mart in 2004. I loved the shape of it.
We moved and I took it with me. I have it planted next to the driveway...Read More
We have had two Harry Lauders for about three years in northern Arizona. They just sit there. They seem healthy, produce a few leaves, ne...Read More
Wonderful plant for a special showplace in your garden or also does very well in a large container here. Re the comment about not bearin...Read More
We have had our contorted filbert for almost three years now. (Allegan, Michigan ~zone 5b or 6a) I have also loved them from the first t...Read More
A choice tree for landscape, container or bonsai, provided it is on its own roots and not grafted. On grafted trees the suckers take ove...Read More
I found a specimen at a local Lowes Garden center for ten bucks! It has adapted well but my puppy recently took a liking to it and decide...Read More
The first time I remember seeing Harry Lauder's Walking Stick was on the UK campus in Lexington in 1970. The plant always intrigued me. ...Read More
Very cool plant. I have it in a planter on my back deck, hoping that its slow growth habit will allow it to remain there for several yea...Read More
I moved away from my "tortured hazlenut" five years ago. I still miss it. It was at least 8x6 and very full. I had a professional nur...Read More
i would like to know the correct way to start a tree from the acorn.
I have had no problems with these at all. They are beautiful and easily propagated via air layering.
I am new to this site so I appologize if I am not in the right area. We just purchased this plant and we love the look. It has only bee...Read More
I have always loved this tree and have (had) an older specimen here in the North Carolina Mountains. The Eastern Filbert blight took it ...Read More
We love Filbert, but the beetles do, too. He looks a little sickly and we don't know if it's entirely the work of the beetles, or if that...Read More
We were wandering around our favorite nursery early this spring when we came across this most interesting plant. We bought our 'own-root...Read More
Eastern Filbert Blight has made it impossible to grow this plant in North Central, Pennsylvania. The host of the blight is the Native Fi...Read More
We bought a home that has a Corkscrew Hazel in the front yard right in front of our main window. We absolutely love this tree. We had n...Read More
I absolutely love it ! I prefer native plants and love character in the front garden. My local nursery recommended this in 1997 as a tr...Read More
We purchased this beautiful shrub in 2005 when it was about 4 feet high and wide. It is over 6 feet high and more than 6 feet wide 2 yea...Read More
Our tree is fantastic - we've had it around 3 years, and this year it's covered with nuts. I don't prune it and it looks after itself, mo...Read More
If your a bit of a nut (no pun intended) for contorted plants then this is the one that takes the cake. I'm working on a whole contorted...Read More
We just bought our Harry last summer and we are loving it every season. It especially looks neat in the winter, covered in snow.
My only problem are rabbits chewing the lower branches off. I put chicken wire around it for a few years till I had branches to spare. It...Read More
I have two of these, one on the west side, where it gets hot afternoon sun, and one on the east side, with morning sun. We've had them f...Read More
Harry is about 4 years old now and is over five feet in height. Very healthy and full. Gets catkins, but no nuts. Has lots of leaves,...Read More
I planted mine in April 2005 and it settled in fine even though we had some periods of very dry weather. I just discovered that Japanese...Read More
I started this tree about 15 years ago and it has done very good . Its in the north side of my home where the soil is moist. Its size now...Read More
I bought it 3 years ago, and it is now 5 ft tall and 6 ft wide. Some suckers grow each year. I too get catkins, but no fruit. No pests or...Read More
I have a lovely specimen in my front yard. I wasn't sure what it was until researching it tonight, but whomever did our landscaping did a...Read More
It is now Sept. 12, and my contorted filbert that I planted in late July is blooming? That can't be right.
I first saw the contorted filbert tree while visiting my brother in Yakima, WA about 10 years ago. My husband & I purchased ours shortly...Read More
I noticed some sickly large specimens here in Northeastern Ohio, so I did a search and found that it is now outlawed for sale in Oregon b...Read More
Has been a very intersting plant to have. It reached the height of 4ft. this year (year 4) and about as wide. Last year it devolped long ...Read More
I have had this plant in my garden since 1997 and I have not had any hardiness problems at all.
This past winter our low ...Read More
My Contorted Filbert (Harry Lauder's Walking Stick) is my favorite specimen. This can be purchased grafted as a tree, or left as a shrub....Read More
This cultivar does not fruit, so no seeds are produced.
This plant is also used as a bonsai, and whether in the garden as a specimen plant or as bonsai, the main attraction is the wonderfully c...Read More