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Propagating a Weeping Willow Tree |
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Q: How do you start new trees from an existing Weeping Willow tree?
Jeff James
A: Jeff,
Willows contain a plant hormone that promotes rooting so they are easy to propagate. A cut branch can actually be stuck directly into moist soil in the summer and roots will develop after only a few short weeks. To root other times during the year, you can start them in a vase of water and transplant them outside in the spring. Use cuttings that are about 1/2 to 1 inch thick in diameter and about 12 - 16 inches long. You can pound them into the ground with a rubber mallet until only a couple of leaf nodes (1-2 inches of the cutting) remain above the ground. You can also tie bundles of cuttings together (each about as thick as a pencil and about 3 feet in length) and lay them horizontally in shallow trenches. This will create a dense "fence" effect as the cuttings sprout. Remember that willows are invasive and grow massive roots. Keep new cuttings well away from driveways and sidewalks, foundations and septic systems.
About The Author: Ellen Brown is our Green Living and Gardening Expert. Click here to ask Ellen a question! Ellen Brown is an environmental writer and photographer and the owner of Sustainable Media, an environmental media company that specializes in helping businesses and organizations promote eco-friendly products and services. Contact her on the web at http://www.sustainable-media.com
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RE: Propagating a Weeping Willow Tree
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Post By mike (Guest Post)
(06/27/2008)
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I stuck a 3 foot branch in the ground and it is actually growing.
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Post By Caitlan (Guest Post)
(06/02/2008)
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This said everything that i needed to know and said it in a short very easy to understand paragraph. It was very good.
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Post By (Guest Post)
(01/13/2008)
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I was told because of the hormone in willow trees, I could grind up willow tips into a pulp and use them as a rooting agent. Is this possible? If so how successful is it/ Is there a book or web page I can read more about this method?
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Post By Robert Owens (Guest Post)
(10/29/2006)
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I saw someone cutting a lot of new growth from a corkscreww willow. I took a small new growth branch about the size of a pencil and about 2 1/2 feet long. I cut it into 4 and 5 inch pieces and shaved the end, and applied rooting hormon. I stuck all the shoots into a pot and it has been about a month.
I can see by the leaves that have sprouted that it is working. My question is.... should I put the pot outside and let them go dormant for the winter or should I transplant into individual pots and keep in the house?
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Post By (Guest Post)
(09/11/2006)
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it says to keep willows away from septic sytems. What kinds ? how about a lagoon where its just a dug up pond with water in middle, and i want to plant willows around to block it from view. There is only one pipe leading to the lagoon, could it get damaged?
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saving my weeping willow
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Post By Jeff Miller (Guest Post)
(02/23/2006)
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I have a weeping willow been here for 6 years 30 feet tall when i was here. Last year all the tree started to die but 2 branches. is there any way to save it. Thank you
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Post By Melissa (Guest Post)
(09/10/2005)
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HI,
I was woundering about how long does it take to root a weeping willow? Another thing I was wondering was when would you plant the branch to have it root?
Thanks,
Melissa
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Post By Sue L. (Guest Post)
(06/15/2004)
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Just cut off a good sized branch and plant it in the ground, keeping it well watered. It will grow and develop roots. I had a Curly Willow that was too big to dig up and move, so I just sawed it off at the ground and planted it in a deep hole. Watered every day and it already has 4' sprouts on it. :)
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Post By sandy (Guest Post)
(06/15/2004)
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I started a willow tree from a limb that had been broken from the original tree. I stuck it in the ground and before I knew it --That limb was growing. I now have a beautiful willow to grace my yard.
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