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Willow cuttings/propagation.

AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 5,291
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I have been offered some willow cuttings and been instructed to put straight in the ground as they should take. Any tips, experience or alternative ideas before I try that method? Thanks folks. 
My garden and I live in South Wales. 

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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    If you do that they’ll grow whether you want them to or not. 
    Watering them occasionally will make them grow a bit faster, thats all. 

     

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





  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    Yes, most are REALLY easy. They just can't wait to grow. Many you can just stick in a jar of water and watch the roots grow. But putting them in soil is guaranteed.
  • bertrand-mabelbertrand-mabel Posts: 2,697
    Where do you want them to grow?
    They will take as others have said but they can soon get big.
    You need to be sure that you want them.
    We have many willows and have to pollard them back every 2 years and the new growth continues.
  • PosyPosy Posts: 3,601
    Some willows can be grown as shrubs and kept quite small, some prefer to be enormous so it's worth checking the type.
  • FireFire Posts: 19,096
    There are also types like goat willows that don't offer very much to a garden.
  • AuntyRachAuntyRach Posts: 5,291
    Thank you all. I will give the straight-in-the-ground a try. It’s a twisted variety and the Mother plant is lovely. I will try one lot in a spot by my shed where something tall to block the fence would be good, and have a think if there is anywhere else suitable. 
    My garden and I live in South Wales. 
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