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Posted by crebourret west-midengland (My Page) on Sat, Mar 4, 06 at 17:14
there is a willow tree (quite young by the looks of it) planted by past occupant in my garden stuck between 2 decent size trees. poor him, we can't hardly see him in summer months, never mind getting any sunshine !!! so last night (getting the hurge of gardening again!) thought that maybe transplanting him into another location or even in a pot might be a good idea. but i remember reading somewhere that wilow trees have quite a big root system. is it true? is my memory right? if ok in a pot what kind of size should i look for? like a said, it only got 1 main trunk (more like a green branch to be honest!!) and a few side shoots
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RE: willow tree
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HI. what sort of willow is it any idea?is it one of the showy ones of a more common type?one way of transplanting a more common willow is to cut it down at the base if its small, or for a bigger tree find a couple of nice shaped branches to cut and just put them in a bucket of water to root, seaweed solution helps and in a very short time it will have a lovely new root system growing from the bottom of the trunk. last year from foot long withies of a hybrid willow i had good enough roots to plant in about 8 daysand also make sure you kill the stump because it will in effect be coppiced and regrow.
im not so sure about the more decorative willows as they tend to be grafted on to a rootstock oh and be careful where you put it if it likes the spot it may go mad oh yes one more thing as big a pot as you can accomodate watered and fed very well very well
I hope this helps
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RE: willow tree
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| You might like to think about digging it up and burning it (see my other post under hebe). Yes, willows do have huge root systems. They are forest trees. Willow trees next to houses are one of the worst culprits for blocking drains and breaking through foundations. We had to replace our septic tank some years ago because of willow roots. Don't get me wrong, I'm not a willow hater, but they do need to be sited carefully. I don't see any point keeping it going in a pot. You don't say what trees its current companions are. |
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