Willow cuttings

[Snadger]

Wasn't sure where to post this so by all means move it if you like, Mods.

I am fancying buying some un-rooted willow cuttings

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/6-x-mixed...s/263971092036

Are these as easy to root as suggested and do any grapes know what the approximate success rate would be?

[veggiechicken]

I've rooted them in buckets of water and by jabbing them in the ground. I had this vague idea of growing a willow den but I put it in the wrong place and had to get rid.
What do you intend to do with them? That might decide where the best bit of the forum is?

[veggiechicken]

An old thread https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...nce_83569.html

[1Bee]

I've built a willow den. As long as they're kept moist (not sodden, just not dried out) they are surprisingly resilient. My willow sculptor friend recommended making a pilot hole with a bar or dibber so that you don't damage the stems pushing them in. I had 100% success with mine, even the off cuts which I jammed in the hedge just to see what happened.

I can now use trimmings from the den as plant supports and edging. I love my willow.

[Snadger]

An old thread https://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gr...nce_83569.html

Interesting thread VC but not really relevant to what I am trying to achieve.

All I am after is clumps of different coloured stemmed plants which will give my garden some winter colour and will be cut down to the ground each Feb/March/April.
I already have a weeping golden willow which I have planted at the far end of the garden for when it grows to full size. Its not as fast growing as I expected and after two years is still only 2 foot high!
I know that the yellow willow stems can grow to a couple of metres each year, so hopefully if I can keep the clumps of 6 different coloured bark willows in check each spring, they will make a useful addition to winter colour in the garden. That's not to say that in the future I may, or may not, dabble with a willow dome or something else of that nature, but for now I would just like some winter colour.

Dogwoods are possibly another addition, but for now, if I can get six different coloured willows, that will do me fine.

[Snadger]

I've built a willow den. As long as they're kept moist (not sodden, just not dried out) they are surprisingly resilient. My willow sculptor friend recommended making a pilot hole with a bar or dibber so that you don't damage the stems pushing them in. I had 100% success with mine, even the off cuts which I jammed in the hedge just to see what happened.

I can now use trimmings from the den as plant supports and edging. I love my willow.

If I get 100% take I will be well chuffed. I toyed with the idea of setting five cuttings around a six inch pot with one in the centre? Once rooted I would plant into their final positions dotted around my garden, well away from the house.

[Guest]

I have bought ebay bundles that look like that. The yellow and the green root better and are more prolific than the red and the black. The twisted willow I bought of ebay was a complete flop. How many cuttings were you after? If you can wait till tomorrow I can check my willow bed and see what has made it and send you some if you want

[Scarlet]

Red and yellow dog wood is lovely in a garden.

[roitelet]

Poke them in the ground about 10-12 ins deep and they will root easily. The stems make good plant supports but need to be dried for about year or they will root. They won’t compost easily or burn and it is the only thing I take to the tip!

[Snadger]

I have bought ebay bundles that look like that. The yellow and the green root better and are more prolific than the red and the black. The twisted willow I bought of ebay was a complete flop. How many cuttings were you after? If you can wait till tomorrow I can check my willow bed and see what has made it and send you some if you want

That's very kind of you NG but I have already ordered some. I'll let you know how I get on and may come begging at a later date if they don't work out.

[Atta]

Och its too late as you already ordered but you could create similiar effect with Dogwood.Willow is so invasive

[greenishfing]

I grew some and got 100% success as well. One bit of advice - make sure you plant them the right way up. I know someone who didn't.

[4Shoes]

I got about 20 pencil thick, 12" long sized willow cuttings 2 years past. 100% result.



Put down weed membrane. Then big screwdriver straight into the soil. Popped in the stick (Right way up) and a gentle heel in.