Originally Posted by weeble

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.

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??

All suggestions gratefully received.