I've got a lovely corylus maxima pupurea from a cutting, it's been kept
at about 2-3 foot so far because I don't know where in the garden to
plant it.
If I plant it then how small can I keep it without ruining the shape etc
too much?
I love the copper colour but Tom hates the colour claiming trees should
be "green" (Might have something to do with him being colour blind!

If I would have to severely chop it back all the time so it looks
mutilated to death I would rather give it away for someone to grow it
properly.

Janet
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Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

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I've got a lovely corylus maxima pupurea from a cutting, it's been kept
at about 2-3 foot so far because I don't know where in the garden to
plant it.
If I plant it then how small can I keep it without ruining the shape etc
too much?
I love the copper colour but Tom hates the colour claiming trees should
be "green" (Might have something to do with him being colour blind!

If I would have to severely chop it back all the time so it looks
mutilated to death I would rather give it away for someone to grow it
properly.

The leaves look absolutely lovely in the spring, but by midsummer they turn
a very dark shade of green - green with a dull almost black blush. Still
interesting in my opinion!

Regards, Barbara.

In article , Janet Tweedy writes:
| I've got a lovely corylus maxima pupurea from a cutting, it's been kept
| at about 2-3 foot so far because I don't know where in the garden to
| plant it.
| If I plant it then how small can I keep it without ruining the shape etc
| too much?

My guess is fairly small. Hazels are natural shrubs, and seem to
respond well to pruning, so I would guess that you could keep it
down to 6-8' without trouble. You can do that to yew, holly and
beech, after all, all of which grow much bigger than hazel. 2-3'
might be possible, but seems a little small.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.

In article , Nick Maclaren
writes


My guess is fairly small. Hazels are natural shrubs, and seem to
respond well to pruning, so I would guess that you could keep it
down to 6-8' without trouble. You can do that to yew, holly and
beech, after all, all of which grow much bigger than hazel. 2-3'
might be possible, but seems a little small.


Oh I wouldn't mind 6 foot. That's fine, I had intended to see if there
was any way it could make a standard but I feel they throw too many
suckers for that. So a shrub at 6 foot might be good for a background
for some paler plants.
Thanks Nick.
--
Janet Tweedy
Dalmatian Telegraph
http://www.lancedal.demon.co.uk

In article ,
Janet Tweedy writes:
|
| My guess is fairly small. Hazels are natural shrubs, and seem to
| respond well to pruning, so I would guess that you could keep it
| down to 6-8' without trouble. You can do that to yew, holly and
| beech, after all, all of which grow much bigger than hazel. 2-3'
| might be possible, but seems a little small.
|
| Oh I wouldn't mind 6 foot. That's fine, I had intended to see if there
| was any way it could make a standard but I feel they throw too many
| suckers for that. So a shrub at 6 foot might be good for a background
| for some paler plants.
| Thanks Nick.

You might be able to do a standard. Bay has a very similar growth
and can be grown as a standard. But I don't know for sure.

My experience is that hazel doesn't shoot as much from definitely
old wood, so you couldn't cut it back HARD, as I have done with my
bay and you can do with holly and yew. But I could be wrong there,
too.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.