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Salix flamingo, No pink tips

Fern37Fern37 Posts: 12
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Hello everyone, please may I ask for some advice regarding my salix flamingo?. It's the grafted type. I bought it last year and it's in a large pot and doing well. I pruned it in earlier in march, and it's looking really healthy although there's no sign of the lovely pink tips. Is there something I should be doing to encourage this? Any advice would be gratefully received. Thank you. 🙂

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  • CeresCeres Posts: 2,698
    Bumping up the list.
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    A photo of the plant might give us some clues. 😊 

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





  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    They turn pink in Autumn
  • Fern37Fern37 Posts: 12
    Dovefromabove said:
    A photo of the plant might give us some clues. 😊 
    Here it is, it's a little bit frosty this morning. Sorry it's sideways, don't know how to rotate pic
  • KT53KT53 Posts: 9,016
    I've just checked ours and it's the same.  Strong new growth but no pink tips which are normally in the Spring around here at least.  No idea why it should be different this year as I treat it exactly the same way every year.
  • Nanny BeachNanny Beach Posts: 8,719
    Mine is Green,new growth RHS site says pink growth in autumn
  • CrazybeeladyCrazybeelady Posts: 778
    Mine is still green, it always is at this time but it's pink in time for summer, way before autumn. 
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