Thank you - I drenched it on my return from holiday (it's a very thirsty shrub and the pot is plenty big enough too) so will keep that up every day until I see some 'life' returning. It's uisually in full sun (when the sun shines!) and has probably had some water whilst I have been away if it rained, but it looks a little sad at the moment. Hopefully with a bit of TLC it will return to it's pre-holiday flourish!! I'll keep my fingers crossed but thanks for the helpful tip.......
Verdun (and anyone else who has had my experience with these beautiful shrubs), against your advice, I DID cut out all the dead leaves on each branch to where the first new shoot were starting to appear. I then watered furiously for the next few days and, happily, my lovely Japanese Willow is back on the road to recovery, with many new shoots coming through. Hopefully with all the rain we are having (the great British Summer!) it should soon be back to it's original glory within a few weeks!!!
To everyone that has the same sort of problem with their Japanese Willow shrubs, just go with your gut reaction and do what you think is right for your particular specimen. I feel sure we all have an inner gardening goddess somewhere - we just have to have faith....
I did ( gallons of water - just waiting for my water bill!!!) but cut back (gently) to remove dead leaves and any black shoots. It's nDe an enormous difference so trust my judgment.... But thank you ladies. I'm sure you all know more than I but I'm happy with the result and will keep a close eye on it....
I have a salix flamingo which has been thriving in my front garden for around 13 years, but about 4 weeks ago i noticed that the leaves were all turning brown and now looks dead, i think someone may have done something to it but the grassed area around the bottom looks ok. Any idea whats wrong? Thank you, Emma
Hello Verdun, I have a grafted Salix Flamingo as a specimen in the front garden. Planted this year in spring and doing well though now rather leggy. Is it too late to prune back now Autumn is here? I live in southern Ontario; we are not forecast any frost for the next couple of weeks at least but will have a foot or so of snow come Jan/Feb. My concern is if I leave it to spring to prune back the leggy stems may damage under snow weight. Thank you.
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Thank you - I drenched it on my return from holiday (it's a very thirsty shrub and the pot is plenty big enough too) so will keep that up every day until I see some 'life' returning. It's uisually in full sun (when the sun shines!) and has probably had some water whilst I have been away if it rained, but it looks a little sad at the moment. Hopefully with a bit of TLC it will return to it's pre-holiday flourish!! I'll keep my fingers crossed but thanks for the helpful tip.......
Verdun (and anyone else who has had my experience with these beautiful shrubs), against your advice, I DID cut out all the dead leaves on each branch to where the first new shoot were starting to appear. I then watered furiously for the next few days and, happily, my lovely Japanese Willow is back on the road to recovery, with many new shoots coming through. Hopefully with all the rain we are having (the great British Summer!) it should soon be back to it's original glory within a few weeks!!!
To everyone that has the same sort of problem with their Japanese Willow shrubs, just go with your gut reaction and do what you think is right for your particular specimen. I feel sure we all have an inner gardening goddess somewhere - we just have to have faith....
Thanks everyone who contributed to this thread.
I quite agree!
I have a salix flamingo which has been thriving in my front garden for around 13 years, but about 4 weeks ago i noticed that the leaves were all turning brown and now looks dead, i think someone may have done something to it but the grassed area around the bottom looks ok. Any idea whats wrong? Thank you, Emma
Do I need to protect my willow from the winter weather? If so how?
Hello Verdun, I have a grafted Salix Flamingo as a specimen in the front garden. Planted this year in spring and doing well though now rather leggy. Is it too late to prune back now Autumn is here? I live in southern Ontario; we are not forecast any frost for the next couple of weeks at least but will have a foot or so of snow come Jan/Feb. My concern is if I leave it to spring to prune back the leggy stems may damage under snow weight. Thank you.