I am trying to grow a weeping willow tree from a branch. I understand you can boil a branch in water to make a rooting hormone for other plants, if I boil my branch in water will it help the branch itself to grow?
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Step 1
Gather fresh branches from the tree or ground. No bigger than a pencil.
Step 2
Remove the leaves and boil.
Step 3
Leave it to steep in half gallon of boiling water for 24 to 48 hours.
Step 4
Pour into a jar using a colander. Discard all the pieces. It will look like light tea.
Step 5
Store in airtight container.
Step 6
You can keep the willow water in the ridge for up to two months.
The answer to your question is no. If you boil this branch in water, it won't help it root or grow. It will only make a rooting hormone to help you grow other plants. If you want to grow a Weeping Willow from a branch you will use these steps.
I wrote an article on the site that gives you step by step instructions on how to plant clipping from trees or flower. Please see this article for photos and further informaiton.
Boiling is only for the rooting/growth hormone and not for propagating.
Willow trees are one of the fastest growing trees (6 to 8 feet per year) but really should only be planted where the enormous root system will not harm buildings or outer sheds/septic tanks/sidewalks.
Hello ! It is not hormone it is aspirin, and you will have the same result if you use real aspirin that is: acetylsalicylic acid. "Sali", in the scientific name of aspirin, comes from "Salix" the scientific name of the willow tree. I agree with Cybergrannie and I think you should be careful and take good advice from a specialist before planting a willow tree, they can literally dry a land, the roots are even able to rise up into other plant's pots to catch water.
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