have confirmed it is a kilmarnock willow,got a new post to anchor it in,i heard it had blown down before ,and i dont think they planted it deep enough,though the wind broke the post anyway,anyway its in now i just hope it takes,thanks for everyones help. alan bridges.
Having just undertaken a 'first time in 5 years' tidy-up of dead & damaged growth on a standard Kilmarnock willow, I'm interested in this thread and the sound advice being proffered for their management. The tree was planted to mark my Mother's passing but Dad is now housebound and unable to garden as he used. The fresh outgrowth was beginning to compromise the nearby footpath access to the rest of the garden, so I wielded my secateurs very carefully and removed all the brown stems from under the crown. Next I decided to thin the tips somewhat by cutting back to an outward/ upward pointing bud (white rabbit's-tail tips showing already!). Not wanting to waste this valuable material, I opened up a slit trench with a spade and 'bobbed' 30-40 cuttings [12-18 inches long], half-buried into the sandy loam soil. Hopefully a few will 'take' and can be moved into more desirable locations after a year or so...?? Comments appreciated.
Yes, NutC, it had crossed my mind that the new shoots on my cuttings (ever hopeful!) mightn't conform to the original pattern of radial growth - I'll just have to wait and see - perhaps some may prove more 'bidable' than others??? & respond to careful re-pruning.
AlanB, the original bush was about 1 metre high in a fair-sized poly pot - it went into an oversized hole with a goodly supply of well-rotted manure beneath. That sort of cossetting would certainly aid recovery of your tree, plus the staking etc that others have advised. A generous mulch of compost in the spring would reduce moisture loss too. Best of luck!
i have just replanted it without anything other than the soil that came outthethe re dug hole ,compacted in then about 15 litres of some fresh homebase soil on top,i have it anchored to a new post on one side , and the old post on the other,,plastic ties tape and string binding it to the posts,my biggest worry is future gales as weve got 12 weeks or more with that kind of threat,still the lady concerned is happy thats its on the road to recovery.
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have confirmed it is a kilmarnock willow,got a new post to anchor it in,i heard it had blown down before ,and i dont think they planted it deep enough,though the wind broke the post anyway,anyway its in now i just hope it takes,thanks for everyones help. alan bridges.
Having just undertaken a 'first time in 5 years' tidy-up of dead & damaged growth on a standard Kilmarnock willow, I'm interested in this thread and the sound advice being proffered for their management. The tree was planted to mark my Mother's passing but Dad is now housebound and unable to garden as he used. The fresh outgrowth was beginning to compromise the nearby footpath access to the rest of the garden, so I wielded my secateurs very carefully and removed all the brown stems from under the crown. Next I decided to thin the tips somewhat by cutting back to an outward/ upward pointing bud (white rabbit's-tail tips showing already!). Not wanting to waste this valuable material, I opened up a slit trench with a spade and 'bobbed' 30-40 cuttings [12-18 inches long], half-buried into the sandy loam soil. Hopefully a few will 'take' and can be moved into more desirable locations after a year or so...?? Comments appreciated.
theres about18 inches off the strands on the one i was working on which made it a bit easier to re plant,yours looks great though.
Are Kilmarnock Willows grafted - I've always assumed they are - it'll be interesting to see what form the cuttings take
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
they are grafted, some higher than others. It will be interesting to see what a cutting produces. Perhaps Salix caprea 'Horizontalis'
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Yes, NutC, it had crossed my mind that the new shoots on my cuttings (ever hopeful!) mightn't conform to the original pattern of radial growth - I'll just have to wait and see - perhaps some may prove more 'bidable' than others??? & respond to careful re-pruning.
AlanB, the original bush was about 1 metre high in a fair-sized poly pot - it went into an oversized hole with a goodly supply of well-rotted manure beneath. That sort of cossetting would certainly aid recovery of your tree, plus the staking etc that others have advised. A generous mulch of compost in the spring would reduce moisture loss too. Best of luck!
i have just replanted it without anything other than the soil that came outthethe re dug hole ,compacted in then about 15 litres of some fresh homebase soil on top,i have it anchored to a new post on one side , and the old post on the other,,plastic ties tape and string binding it to the posts,my biggest worry is future gales as weve got 12 weeks or more with that kind of threat,still the lady concerned is happy thats its on the road to recovery.
Yes , best of luck but why not take a cutting just in case ?
But a cutting will not grow in the same form as a Kilmarnock Willow which has been grafted and is in effect a weeping standard.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.