Is there any hope for this dappled willow cutting?
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Comments (9)Just what it costs to ship. I can mail in a flat rate small box for around 5.60. I could mail in an envy too but I am not sure what the postage would be. I would guess a few dollars but the box would get to you in two days....See MoreDappled Willow Pruning
Comments (9)A few thoughts here, as I have three gigantic dappled willows and loads of experience with them. I wonder why there is no white dappled on the leaves, too. That's a willow, but keep an eye on it come springtime. It should put out new growth that's green, white and pink. But in one of my photos, the foliage is all green, so yeah...there is a point in the season where they're pretty generic looking. Your plant is fine. Cut off the dead. And then TRANSPLANT it further away from the foundation. You cannot imagine how big they get. Take it out ten feet if you can, I am not kidding. For example, my three were the same size as yours when I bought them at a plant sale five years ago. They got crispy and brown in the containers when I didn't plant them soon enough. They limped along for a season. Now I have this in the spring. And THAT was cut back by at least four feet before it leafed out. I have them cut back by 4-5 feet every spring. They easily grow to 10-ft across while you're not looking. You really must move it and it must have room to spread or you will constantly be hacking away at it. Here is another one, seen at the right in the photo. I had sawed this one down to the ground a year earlier. Note that it's green. The dappled color comes about amonth later in spring: See my point?...See MoreDappled Dwarf Willow Tree...anyone have any thoughts?
Comments (14)There appears to be some confusion here. The dappled willow is normally a weak-wooded (yet vigorous) bush. However, this sort of bush can be top-grafted onto a standard (standard=trunk) of some stronger sort of willow to make a TREE FORM willow. If it is "tree form" it is 99% certain to have been grafted--check where the "bushy" part meets the trunk to be certain. Because the tree form is grafted, any growth from the trunk of a tree-form dappled willow will not be the same kind of willow as the top growth, and therefore, should be (must be) cut off. The pruning of a standard (grafted) dappled willow tree involves cutting the TOP BRANCHES (the grafted-on part) back by 1/3 or even 1/2 every spring, and removing unsightly sprigs at any time. If you saw the graft off the trunk, you will get either a dead trunk OR the trunk will sprout into whatever kind of willow was used for the trunk. As to the height of the dappled willow TREE FORM, once the graft has been put onto the new trunk, the trunk grows very slowly--for all intents and purposes, the height you buy is pretty much the height it will stay, except that the top bushy part will get to be a bigger and bigger tuft every year....See MoreDappled willow and white hydrangeas see my list
Comments (0)Looking for dappled willow or hydrangea limelight or any white hydrangea. I got pink and blue hydrangeas to trade. Blue is endless summer I think. Also have iris, mock orange, double day lilies, Cecile brunner rose, lobelia cardinalis, black eyed Susan's, catmint, lavender Munstead etc. cuttings not rooted, unknown sedum, unknown honeysuckle, peonies etc....See MoreHeruga (7a Northern NJ)
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