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Struggling Salix tree

davebettzdavebettz Posts: 110
edited July 2022 in Plants
Last week we had to dig up and move our salix tree on the front due to it being to near the house, why we planted it so near I'll never know!

It's really struggling we've been watering it every night do we cut it back? Or just leave it and hope it recovers?

Sorry forgot to post pics


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  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited July 2022
    Not the best time of year or weather to move a Salix 😱. 
    How big is it?
    can we see a photo?



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





  • FairygirlFairygirl Posts: 55,117
    The current situation re lack of water in many areas will be the main factor. They aren't happy in dry conditions. Even small ones can struggle. 
    It's a place where beautiful isn't enough of a word....



    I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
  • davebettzdavebettz Posts: 110
    Dovefromabove said:
    Not the best time of year or weather to move a Salix 😱. 
    How big is it?
    can we see a photo?


    Forgot to upload pics updated now
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    edited July 2022
    I would’ve left it until the winter to move it … at that size it wasn’t posing an immediate risk to your house. However we are where we are 😊

    I would leave a hose running gently at its base for an hour every evening for a week (I set a kitchen timer for things like that so I don’t forget to turn the tap off). 

    Then the same for half an hour every other day for a week …

    Then two buckets full of water poured gently over the root area three times a week until the end of September, whether it rains or not. 

    But don’t hold your breath … these are exceptional conditions.  

    🤞 

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





  • davebettzdavebettz Posts: 110
    Dovefromabove said:
    I would’ve left it until the winter to move it … at that size it wasn’t posing an immediate risk to your house. However we are where we are 😊

    I would leave a hose running gently at its base for an hour every evening for a week (I set a kitchen timer for things like that so I don’t forget to turn the tap off). 

    Then the same for half an hour every other day for a week …

    Then two buckets full of water poured gently over the root area three times a week until the end of September, whether it rains or not. 

    But don’t hold your breath … these are exceptional conditions.  

    🤞 
    Looks like it's survived  :# do I cut it back abit now? There's alot of dead dry branches 


  • Silver surferSilver surfer Posts: 4,719
    Suggest you leave alone till winter.
    There will have been enough sap to maybe grow a few new leaves.
    But you are not out of the woods yet...the roots need to re grow and recover.
    With no  proper leaves do not over water it...you could end up flooding it.
    Perthshire. SCOTLAND .
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