Please see attached picture we ve pruned off the dead branches but it seems more and more are dying.
Walking stick tree dying.
It has also been known as angelica tree.
We d very much like to save it if we can.
Trim the lower parts of the walking stick tree to remove excess growth and expose the twisted branches in the main part of the plant.
Periodically the leaves on a branch turn brown and the branch it s on becomes brittle.
The other ornamental feature about the trees are the male catkins.
The trunks of twisted hazelnut trees contorted filbert trees grow to 10 or 15 feet 3 4 5 m tall and are so twisted that gardeners give the tree the nickname harry lauder s walking stick the branches are also uniquely curled and twisted.
The disease that is attacking them is called eastern filbert blight which is a fungal type disease and not an insect problem.
I have a lauder walking stick tree that seems to be under stress.
This doesn t seem to be a widespread problem but it is happening.
Some harry lauder s walking stick plants corylus avellana contorta are being attacked and are dying slowly.