The most common name is: Corkscrew Hazel (Corylus avellana 'Contorta').
And it is an unusual twisted branched cultivar of the regular straight branched European Filbert (Corylus avellana)
The main way of propagating it is by grafting but sometimes it can be successfully propagated by air layering or by digging up rooted suckers.
It is not in the Willow Family and wonÂt root in water and it is very difficult to root, but in very good rare conditions with intermediate misting and during the right time of the year etc., it can be rooted but it is usually done by professionals. Corkscrew Hazel is placed in the birch family Betulaceae, though some botanists split the hazels into a separate family Corylaceae.

Here is a link that might be useful: Images

I have a corkscrew tree that I propagated in water.
There is what looks like a H. L. W tree up the road from me. I like trying different types of propagation. Some work some don't but I keep trying.

Thanks

Vangy

Hi Treeguy,

"regular straight branched European Filbert (Corylus avellana)"

Correction: Corylus avellana is European Hazel (and is the species from which the cultivar is derived); Filbert is Corylus maxima.

Resin

I know it is probably not the main common name but some call it that. Corkscrew Hazel (Corylus avellana 'Contorta') is also commonly called Contorted Filbert and Harry Lauder's Walking Stick.

And as you said: European Hazel (Corylus avellana) is also commonly called Common Hazel, Common filbert, and European filbert and it is a species of hazel native to southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia.

Filbert (Corylus maxima) is called Giant filbert much of the time and is also a species of hazel native to southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia.

Corylus avellana and Corylus maxima are both in the same Family and Genus (Corylus) Â hazelnut.

Hi Treeguy,

That's just the result of past confusion - it's best not to go on repeating the confusion, it doesn't help people get the two species sorted out!

Resin

Yes, you are right it can and has likely has lead to confusion in the past and that's why we thankfully have the scientific Latin names. It would certainly be wise for people to use the unlike names of Giant filbert or Filbert for (Corylus maxima) and use Common Hazel or European Hazel for (Corylus avellana).

Vangy - Going back to your original question...

I think you might have a corkscrew willow not a HL walking stick.
As would make sense, the corkscrew willow IS in the willow family and is relatively easy to root in water (as you have done) or by taking cuttings or even by just sticking relatively large branches into the ground and keeping them moist until roots are established.

ps. This isn't the best link for a picture but I thought it was extremely funny. Check out the picture at the bottom of the page.....I'm still laughing....

Here is a link that might be useful: corkscrew willow

That what I was thinking also a Corkscrew willow, I've rooted many Corkscrew willows in water easily. I was thinking of maybe posting about it maybe being a Corkscrew willow but I thought surely Vangy would know the diffrence on the leaf shape of a willow and a Corkscrew Hazel because they are very unlike. Willow leaves are long and narrow and Corkscrew Hazel leaves are alomst round in shape.

i Love the corkscrew hazelnut...bought one from home depot
but it never did anything, so i took some clippings from the one around the cornor, placed it in water, and now ive
got tons of roots! i just dont know what to do next....
ill try it in a pot and see what happens...send me luck!