Weeping Willow Tree

[Granny Hatchet]

then even smaller and pretty foliage. ( can you tell I have drainage issues ? )

 

[Krazyquilts]

My garden has about a foot of soil before you hit clay. It gets marshy in winter. So I've planted a few to act as "drainage" , but they're never going to be allowed to get above 6 feet. I'm a demon with the shears.

What a interesting idea! We bought our farm last summer and a LOT of the area I want to turn into pasture is currently too wet for anything but ducks. (And even ducks need dry areas too.) I'll have to look more into using weeping willows in those areas, especially since I like to prune too.

 

[Aerliss]

There's also the Kilmarnock willow, which is one type of willow grafted onto another. It will never grow taller than the graft, only wider.

What a interesting idea! We bought our farm last summer and a LOT of the area I want to turn into pasture is currently too wet for anything but ducks. (And even ducks need dry areas too.) I'll have to look more into using weeping willows in those areas, especially since I like to prune too.

Bare in mind that once you put them in, they can be difficult to remove. Willows are crazy. Take a twig off the ground after a storm, stick it in wet soil, and you'll have yourself a tree in no time. This is how I planted most of mine, after the whips I purchased almost all died. I just grabbed a handful of whips on my walk home, and one big y shaped stick, about 1.5ft long. Two years down the line and that stick is 6ft by 2.5ft bush. It'd be even taller if I hadn't given it a good prune this year.

They can even sprout if you put them in the wrong way up.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

There's also the Kilmarnock willow, which is one type of willow grafted onto another. It will never grow taller than the graft, only wider.



Bare in mind that once you put them in, they can be difficult to remove. Willows are crazy. Take a twig off the ground after a storm, stick it in wet soil, and you'll have yourself a tree in no time. This is how I planted most of mine, after the whips I purchased almost all died. I just grabbed a handful of whips on my walk home, and one big y shaped stick, about 1.5ft long. Two years down the line and that stick is 6ft by 2.5ft bush. It'd be even taller if I hadn't given it a good prune this year.

They can even sprout if you put them in the wrong way up.

thats how I started my corkscrew willows.

 

[Granny Hatchet]

OHH They are also one of the best root simulators money cant buy. LOL Grind some up and make a tea with them.

 

[jvls1942]

don't overlook how messy they are. they will drop twigs and branches, so don't plan on mowing grass under them, when they get big, grass won't grow under them anyway.
If you want more like it, just take cuttings from a newly greened branch and stick it into the ground , keep it well watered and it will sprout roots and grow.
that is how I got mine started. the trunk on it is about 30 inches dia now..
around here willows grow wild along our small river. there are thousands of shoots with roots already established. just pull them up and plant them wherever you want.
often a branch will fall to the ground. if it is in a sort of moist area, shoots will pop up all along the branch.
true about the bark . if you have a headache, just cut a piece of green bark and chew on it. it won't hurt you..
........jiminwisc,,,,

 

[Aerliss]

OHH They are also one of the best root simulators money cant buy. LOL Grind some up and make a tea with them.

Whoa. Which parts? Any other prep? Boiling water or warm?

 

[Granny Hatchet]

Whoa. Which parts? Any other prep? Boiling water or warm?

new growth stems is the best . cut them up in 4-6 in. pieces and let them seep in room temp. water for a few days.

 

[rosemarythyme]

Our largest weeping willow overhangs the run. The chickens spend a lot of their day in that shaded corner. They'll leap up and grab leaves off any branches that hang down, and any branches or dry leaves that fall in just become part of the run litter.

 

[Chickassan]

Oh wow, i'd just go with a weeping cherry same effect not nearly as large and deeper roots, not to mention the blossoms in the spring. No sticks drop either.