Hi june_2007, Welcome to The Plant Exchange. Possibly you could find someone to trade some cuttings with you, if you could either list in your post, or better yet, on your Member Trade page, some things you have available for trade. hth. chemocurl

Thank you!!. That is exactly what it is. I seem the adult borers in the willow, but didn't pay any attention. I will treat my tree with Dominion 2 L.

Oh wow- sure, i'd love some, both for rooting (whatever size works best for that), and for the birds. Birds' size would probably be best at about 5/8 - 1" diameter. They can hold onto a perch as large as about 1.5", but if i don't give them good grip if the bark is slick, it's harder. Variance is good for their feet. I use the trimmings off my eucalyptus for them. Amazingly, even with the oils in it, it's another bird safe wood and they love stripping the bark and crunching the dried leaves. Only problem is it gets a little smelly once it dries out- goes from that lovely smell to sort of a cat pee smell, so the perch we made stays on the screen porch for them. :) I use my curly mulberry branches the same way- as support for other things. Only problem is the wood is weak once it's dead. So it doesn't last long at all. Good to know about bbush & caryopetris. Good thing they both root easily. I can see that being the case with both of those. I guess i just never considered that way of thinking with a tree. Makes sense for the fast growing ones, though. Though i don't reroot it, i do have to keep cutting back on the curly mulberry and it naturally seems to have large sections that die back on a few yr cycle.

I'm not sure how important provenance will be in this situation, but if it were me, I'd try to source these from close by (one that is genetically at home in your climate). Just look around town and see if you can spot one. Chances are, if you knock on the door, the landowner will be more than happy to let you take cuttings for free.