Dave Hill writes
On 9 Mar, 15:37, weeble
wrote:
Hi! *This is my first time posting, and I am hoping someone will be able
to help me sort out the aforementioned witch hazel?

It's a long story, but I moved to Yorkshire from Oxford in 2005, and
brought with me a young corkscrew witch hazel, which I had planted up
in a tub with some dwarf daffodils. *I haven't managed to sort out its
permanent home yet, but it has been quite happy in its pot, throwing
out new branches most years, and covering itself with lovely healthy
leaves each spring.

That's not right! Nice as they are in spring when covered in catkins,
once they have leaves, they look like a heap of old dishcloths.

The problem is, it isn't cork screwing. * All but one of the branches
are straight as a dye. *I upgrade its pot whenever necessary, and it
really looks very happy, it just seems to want to be straight. *Does
anyone have any ideas that might get it to cork screw properly as it is
supposed to do??

Cork screw Hazels aer grafted and I suspect that what you have are a
lot of shoots comming from below the graft.
These will be more vigorous than the grafted wood so have to be
removed.
I have one that was moved 4 times in it's first 10 years, every time
from open ground to open ground, it has been in its present home for
about 12 years now, and has always taken the move well, it jost got
heavier and bigger each time.

Agreed with David. Cut out all the straight bits and leave only your one
and only corkscrew bit.
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Kay