Forum home› Problem solving
This Forum will close on Wednesday 27 March, 2024. Please refer to the announcement on the Discussions page for further detail.

Salix Willow tree and olive tree

tksjohnsontksjohnson Posts: 3
in Problem solving
Hi everyone. I need some assistance with my Salix Willow tree and olive tree. Both are housed in pots in the garden. I water them both everyday but they have both gone brown and the leaves on my willow have gone brown. It's devastating, I dont know what Im doing wrong :( Please help. Terri x

Posts

  • nutcutletnutcutlet Posts: 27,445
    what sort of willow is it? Willows do like plenty to drink, even the little potted ones. Possibly too much water to the olive and not enough to the willow?


    In the sticks near Peterborough
  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    Both like a good deep root run and are not really suitable for life in pots long term but a lot depends on size of pot and plant, the kind of compost you've used and how much you are watering and feeding as well as how much sun and wind they're getting.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • InglezinhoInglezinho Posts: 568
    Drought.
    Everyone likes butterflies. Nobody likes caterpillars.
  • tksjohnsontksjohnson Posts: 3
    Hi all. Thank you for your replies.

    I have added pics of the two trees. Firstly, the olive tree was inside in our flat for over two years in a pot that measures at 21cm diameter. I watered it often and when we moved to our house, i placed it outside. But I think it was on it's way out then. I planted it yesterday in the garden and watered it for a while, hoping that it will revive. But as you can see from the picture, i think it's too late :(

    The willow is in a decent size pot with gravel on the top of the soil. Compost type Im not sure of - My dad did this for me and I've only had it a couple of months. I placed it in the sun in the garden and water it everyday. But recently, it's just turned brown and I don't know what to do :(






  • ObelixxObelixx Posts: 30,090
    I can see roots at the surface near the olive and yes, it looks dead?  Not suitable as a houseplant and far too small a pot.

    The willow looks like Kilmarnock and will be no loss.  The foliage is very dull and the catkins last barely 2 weeks.  They are also short lived in my experience and die suddenly even if well planted.  That pot is way too small for it to get the water it needs.  If you want it to live it will need a seriously good soaking and then planting out so its roots can be teased out and allowed to spread and seek the moisture and nutrients it needs.  It will also need regular and generous watering between now and leaf drop in autumn.
    Vendée - 20kms from Atlantic coast.
    "The price good men (and women) pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men (and women)."
    Plato
  • ButtercupdaysButtercupdays Posts: 4,546
    If the willow shows signs of growing from the base, rather than the top, then dig it up quick and get rid.
    The top is grafted on to another type of willow, that grows enormous and does it fast!
  • amancalledgeorgeamancalledgeorge Posts: 2,736
    Sad end for the olive. Too many interior stylists use them as houseplants on Instagram...giving an utterly unrealistic expectation of how they grow. 
    To Plant a Garden is to Believe in Tomorrow
  • tksjohnsontksjohnson Posts: 3
    Obelixx said:
    I can see roots at the surface near the olive and yes, it looks dead?  Not suitable as a houseplant and far too small a pot.

    The willow looks like Kilmarnock and will be no loss.  The foliage is very dull and the catkins last barely 2 weeks.  They are also short lived in my experience and die suddenly even if well planted.  That pot is way too small for it to get the water it needs.  If you want it to live it will need a seriously good soaking and then planting out so its roots can be teased out and allowed to spread and seek the moisture and nutrients it needs.  It will also need regular and generous watering between now and leaf drop in autumn.
    Hi there. I always thought it shouldnt be in a pot or indoors. Gutted though. I'll dig it up and get rid.

    I'm gonna take the willow out the pot and plant it i think and hope it lives. How much watering a day would you advise?

    x
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    In the ground? Two buckets full every other day from now until mid September. Start again in March. 

    Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.





Sign In or Register to comment.