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How hard can we cut back this willow tree?

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  • thevictorianthevictorian Posts: 1,279
    The pollarded/coppiced willows locally can put on 10ft plus of growth in a season.
  • Allotment BoyAllotment Boy Posts: 6,774
    You can summer prune (end August early Sept) when you have the long whippy growth as in Doves last picture.  This will slow growth down, and also make it easier to manage in the future.  I agree it needs pollarding first though. 
    AB Still learning

  • nick615nick615 Posts: 1,487
    Beg pardon, Boss Dove.  you're right.  I should have checked.  
  • DovefromaboveDovefromabove Posts: 88,147
    😃 easy mistake to make when you’re  scrolling through @nick615. Done it myself. 

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





  • Balgay.HillBalgay.Hill Posts: 1,089
    There looks to be a crows nest in the tree, and they will be back early next year. It will be illegal to chop the tree then, so i would get it done soon.
    Sunny Dundee
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