Dappled Dwarf Willow Tree...anyone have any thoughts?
tresbelle3
18 years ago
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PollyNY
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Rabbits!!! Will my Dappled Willows come back?
Comments (8)I would fence it now. If it does comeback, bush should have great color in the new branches. The rabbits didn't bother mine either until spring. I guess the bark tastes good then. However you can't trust rabbits, they chew when they feel like it, so I put my fence on mine in late fall. I keep it fenced from fall until leaves start sprouting. These bushes need an annual shearing of the thin branches each spring. If you do not shear them, you just get green leaves on the old growth wood. I was being nice the first year after planting, didn't shear it off. The whole year was a big nothing for color. I got real unhappy with it, sheared it strongly the next spring after. Bush came back strongly, had white leaves, good color until August. Located in a damp location, which willows like. Half day of shade so the white is very bright there, which is what I was hoping for against the dark green behind it. Again, I get the twiggy growth trimmed off each spring, before leaves start opening. Shrub easily replaces the old growth in size and keeps the light leaves long into the summer season. I keep mine about 5ft high. Not trimming any pencil size or above, branches unless they grow and rub each other. Fence comes off after grass starts growing....See MoreHelp-Dappled Willow leaves turning brown!
Comments (1)Lisa - is that spot with the brown in the direct line of the prevailing winds? I noticed when I had one that those parts that were constantly exposed to the wind and being whipped around in it would have the leaves shred and dessicate and eventually turn brown and fall off. The stems would eventually releaf, but otherwise I could see how that was stressing it. Alternately, if something has happened to the root system, then the water pathways to those branches may have shut down causing the brown-out. They are pretty forgiving and if you wait (and as long as the stems are green), it could releaf. But do realize that like other willows, they like alot of moisture and lack of it can cause the crispy leaves on them too....See MoreDappled Willow by foundation
Comments (15)Just want to add to this older thread. That same willow under the right conditions (root stock may be the factor) can easily go to 18 ft tall by 18ft. I did the exact same thing at my parents house. The tag said 6x6 Inside 5 years it was well over what the tag claimed and now is 30 feet around and close to 20 feet tall. This is with a few hard pruunings. The tree itself is absolutely stunning in late spring. Thankfully the willow wasn't near any water pipes aside from sprinklers and their property slopes down away from the house sharply after the willow so the maim roops followed the water down. I wish I had known how tremendous it would become. I would have planted it further away. I also contacted a professional and sent them a picture due to its size and wanting to know what happened to my cute 6x6 willow. They confirmed the species and said that I had an amazing specimen In ideal growing conditions. I will upload a photo next time I am by their house....See MoreHelp with Hakuro-Nishiki� Dappled Willow.
Comments (9)OK - tree-form or standard dappled willows are grafted onto a different willow species, usually goat willow, Salix caprea. The dappled willow shrubs (Salix integra) are multi-stemmed - they do not produce a single, distinct trunk - and you can train these puppies for the rest of your life and you will never get a satisfactory tree-like specimen. If you want them like that, purchase them already grafted. Plants that grow happily outdoors in the northern hemisphere - like the willow - do not grow well as houseplants. There is insufficient light and humidity indoors and the temperature is too even. They NEED that winter cold period to achieve proper dormancy....See MorePollyNY
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