Dappled Dwarf Willow Tree...anyone have any thoughts?
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Dappled Willow Woes
Comments (1)If drooping or shriveled then it would be root damage. On another not in future do not amend planting hole backfill with peat or any other amendments - unless you are planting something like a dwarf marigold with a tiny root system unlikely to ever grow larger than the planting hole....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 MoreDappled Willow Tree Form??
Comments (39)well - its not that you can't. Its what may occur later on. You may have seen a number of ficus plants being braided like this and that's actually in the nature of ficus which are in the wild, considered parasite trees (they grow up trees and eventually strangle them). its fine for those tropical plants. With dappled willows though it could be a different story. You would notice in tree shaping how branches growing too close to another are separated and sometimes one will be cut out. This is because those tiny gaps in between is an area vulnerable to insects, ice, disease. I'm not too sure about the strangling it to death part of it. Just beneath the outer bark layer, the is the layer that's responsible for carrying up nutrients - basically plant veins. So if that gets strangled then some of the branches can be affected by that process. -- that is if those bark areas are compromised....See MoreDappled Willow Tree dying? Brown/Black stems with no green inside
Comments (2)Mine did the same thing, but never even budded out much this spring. Never leafed out, the tiny buds died, and I shovel pruned it a few days later because I could snap branches with my thumb. I would replace it since you are still under warranty....See MorePollyNY
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