Weeping Willow with black branches?
crisx
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Comments (1)Bolt upright sprouts liable to be rootstock, needing to be cut out. Rest can wait until a year when you get a buildup of dead branches inside, then cut back all few to several inches beyond main framework right after bloom....See MoreWeeping Corkscrew Willow Question?
Comments (12)Hi everyone. This is the first time posting on this forum and I'm looking forward to getting some great advice on what's going on with my favorite tree, my willow. Today I notice down towards the base of the tree about 12-15 inches from the ground, there seems to be some sort of crack or hole in the tree with this wet black ooze coming out of it. I couldn't get close enough to try and smell it but the tree was really wet and squishy. I also noticed that some of the bark is peeling off and I didn't think that this was typical of this kind of tree. I do know that the past few summers the leaves have had black spots of them and then they turn yellow and fall off. The tree seems to be growing very well, but that might be because we made the HUGE mistake of planting our willow right underneath our septic tank leach lines. Oops. Not sure of we should rip the tree up now while it's still young or wait until there may or may not be a problem. Poor tree planning on our part. Anyway, I'm really concerned about our tree and as you know, the web can really confuse you on troubles that your tree may be having. So if anyone might know what's going on with our tree, I would be greatly appreciative and also if you could direct us in the right way to fix the problem if at all possible. Thank you so very much. Many blessings to you all....See MoreWeeping Willow is making me weep
Comments (11)Sorry for the sideways pics. Phone was portrait and they were portrait when I saw on the computer screen then turned sideways when I uploaded them here. I will go back to the Test Forum and try to do better next time. As for size-there are others in our area that were planted near the same time and those trees are huge maybe not 25' but really really tall. The stakes are there trying to train branches to grow on the north side of the tree. It did work. I've tried the "just let it grow" method and this is what I've ended up with so taking DZITMOIDONC's queue I went ahead and pruned the thing. Figured it wasn't doing good thus far so anything would be better. Just as I suspected all the weight of the long whips were keeping the branches from growing up and out. After pruning of course they sprung up and the tree became 2 feet taller and 3' wider! I guess not the right time of year but I couldn't stand it. I'm going to use the thickest cuttings and plant another nearby. Again, wrong time of year but our weather should be beautiful for the next 3 months and hopefully it will work. I thought you were supposed to plant trees in the fall. ?? I truly appreciate all of the advice and comments....See MoreWeeping Willow, please help.
Comments (1)Willows as a rule need a pretty wet soil, they are native along streams, rivers, and lakes, swamps, wet places. If your soil is not fairly wet the tree may be dying from dehydration....See Morediggingthedirt
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