| Description | This is a good conversation plant for the garden. It looks like it was planted upside down with contorted stems. |
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| Pronunciation | (KOR-i-lus)(a-vel-LA-na) |
| Plant Type | All Plants, Shrubs Deciduous |
| Hardiness Zone | 4-7 |
| Sunlight | full |
| Moisture | average |
| Soil & Site | average |
| Flowers | monoecious plant, having male and female flowers on the same plant, male flowers are found in a catkin, female flowers are inconspicuous. |
| Stems | main feature of this plant is the twisted (contorted) stems |
| Dimensions | 8-10 feet, slow growing |
| Maintenance | I have read that people cut this plant back hard each year to get a flush of new contorted branches. |
| Propagation | cuttings |
| Cultivar Origin | Discovered in a hedgerow in Frocester, Gloucestershore England in 1863 |
| Author's Notes | For many years I drove past a very old Harry Lauder's Walking Stick. My guestimate is that is it was around 5-6 feet tall by 6-8 feet spread. The stem looked like it had a diameter of 4-6". The owners shortened many of the hanging branches so they could cut underneath the plant. It truly looked like a plant that was planted upside down. This plant has been lost due to road expansion. I think this may be a short lived plant. I have observed them one year at a botanical garden and the next year they are gone. |
| Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Michael Dirr) |
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