Willows are fast-growing trees, so you can expect to see fresh shoots on your cuttings within a couple of week of planting them. Most cutting will reach a few feet tall in their first year. In two to ...

Willow trees are suitable for moist sites in full sun. They perform well in almost any climate, but the limbs and stems are not strong and may bend and break in storms. There are many types of ...

Finding a willow to take cuttings from may take a bit of sleuthing, but the trees grow wild almost everywhere (except deserts and tropical places) and are often planted in parks and yards, so chances ...

Q. When trying to get some plant cuttings to root, my friend suggested I use some willow water. – C.F., Springfield. Answer by Master Gardener Mark Bernskoetter Oregon State University found the ...

If you want to make your thumbs feel greener, try hardwood cuttings of willow, a plant I’ve seen take root from branches inadvertently left on top of the ground through the winter.

Trees are a long-term investment for your garden, and they are incredibly easy to grow if you’re willing to be patient.While large oak and willow trees take decades to mature, there are plenty ...

We like to “limb up” weeping willow trees, cutting off the lower branches before they get big and taping the trunk to prevent suckering. This encourages the tree to be open inside, ...

AUBURN When Charlotte Ziehmer took a cutting from her sister-in-law s willow tree in 1962 she never knew the potential it had. Today, the willow tree that started with only one branch stands about ...

We took cuttings from the tree for sentimental reasons. The pussy willow branches are in a bucket of water in our basement. I am happy to see that they're sprouting roots!

A village's much-loved willow tree that was badly damaged by a storm is to be replaced using cuttings taken by a resident as "collectable pieces". The tree, in Ruddington, Nottinghamshire, was ...