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Pruning eliminates extra growth, both to control the plant's size and to make its twisted limbs more visible. The unusual shape of the walking stick tree adds an interesting accent to your. Apr 29, Harry Lauder's Walking Stick Pruning, Propagating, and General Care. 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.

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Oct 30, Learn how to propagate Harry Lauder’s Walking stick here. 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.

Sterilize your pruners after each cut by dipping them in rubbing alcohol. Don’t be concerned about how much wood you cut bushmulch.barted Reading Time: 7 mins.

The majority of Harry Lauder's Walking Sticks available at nurseries are grafted plants and require some special care.

As often happens with grafted plants, there is a tendency for suckers to shoot up from the rootstock. You must prune off these suckers to prevent the plant from reverting to. Corylus – Pruning, Winter Care and Fertilizing. Corylus Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick, Red Majestic or Fusco. These plants are both slow growing and “specimen” type plants that will need a minimal amount of pruning.

If the leaves are brown and crispy, especially on the edges it could be something as simple as not enough water.

Pruning, however, can be very important to the overall look of the plant. Only prune in early spring before the plant leafs.

Walking Stick Tree, trimming advice. We have a Harry Lauder Walking Stick Tree, that we planted in May of It was a little bitty thing, about 1 foot tall, It is now over 6 foot tall and has bushed out proportionally, choking out a lot of stuff that was planted around it. (I thought this was a slow grower). Jan 28, Walking Stick Cholla Care. A full sun location is necessary. The plant won’t bloom in areas with inadequate light. You can grow the plant indoors or in sandy or gravelly soil outside in warm regions.

The ease with which the plant can reproduce may become an issue. Dropped fruit or even stem pieces will very rapidly become new plants that can. Sep 05, Prune 1/8" from the collar of the branch at right-angles to the main stem. There will always be crossed-over stems on this tree.

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IMO the most important part of pruning this shrub/tree is to remove all suckers that are below, at or slightly above the graft. As with most shrubs/trees, don't remove more than 1/3 and it's best to prune for shape.