Harry Lauder’s walking stick ‘Contorta’ is a cultivar deciduous tree in the Betulaceae (beech) family. Native to Asia, Europe and Africa. This unusual tree has a multi-trunk rounded habit whose branch becomes drooping with age. The contorted branches, crumpled-looking leaves, and yellow spring catkins give this tree year-round appeal. The fruit is an edible nut enjoyed by wildlife.
Diseases Affecting Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick
Filbert Blight
Eastern Filbert Blight is caused by the fungus Anisogramma anomala and is indigenous to the Northeast United States.
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Insects Affecting Harry Lauder’s Walking Stick
Japanese Beetle
Japanese beetle adults have metallic green bodies with coppery brown wing covers surrounded with 12 white tufts of hair.
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Lecanium Scale
The European fruit lecanium is a key soft scale insect pest of shade trees and other woody ornamental plants in…
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Cottony Maple Leaf Scale
Cottony maple leaf scale females are 3 to 4mm long and 2 to 4mm wide. They are slightly convex and are brown with a yellow-brown ridge down the back. The body is covered with flakes of clear wax. Their eggs are white to pale yellow and are meshed in a white, cottony ovisac which may…
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