Pacific Northwest Gardening: What cool things have you added this spring?, 1 by Rarejem

Rarejem wrote:
Ginger, sounds like you came away with quite a haul! I am still fascinated with the whole hops in the garden idea...will love to see how they do for you! And yes, you are on your way to being a full blown daylily addict when you start measuring the cost of other plants in terms of DL $$ LOL!

Katye, Sorry to hear about your winter losses. I have never had a problem with winter damage to my cistus before, but this year they look horrible. The ones I looked closely are still alive, but will need to be cut back dramatically I think. Sounds like you got a bunch of nice stuff to take your mind off of winter losses, though! I will have to look up that Daphne. I love the ones that I already have, and would love to add a smaller variety. I just added Daphne transatlantica 'Eternal Fragrance' which is also a smaller one, and am excited to see how it does.

So...questions on the Henry Lauder Walking Stick for anyone who might know. Isn't it the same as a plant labeled a "twisted filbert"? I bought the HLWS several years ago, and it appears to be a grafted form. My question regarding the difference between the HLWS and a twisted filbert, is that the branch that I assume is coming from the graft on mine is still contorted, but has not bloomed. The main portion of the tree is still about 3' high, but the branch I am talking about is up to about 7'. I know that if this branch is from the graft, it is not from a common filbert as they are very straight growing trees (I have two in another area). So, any opinions on what I might have?

It is really hard to get a picture of where it is as it blends into the background. It is by the leg of the arbor in the center of the pic..you can make out the flowering section down at the bottom, but everything from mid pic up is what I believe is coming from the graft.