We have a magnificent specimen growing at a bend in our driveway with its back to the house and are concerned about its root system pushing up the concrete of the driveway or getting into the foundation of the house. It is extremely healthy and is already bout 7' tall. It gets full sun all day from the south and east and is watered by an irrigation system. Its conditions obviously are just right for it to have grown from a small potted plant. Our weather is mild enough that it rarely loses most of its leaves.
We've never cut it back. It's lower branches drape over the driveway I think elegantly whereas my husband is just getting concerned about root intrusion.
If we trimmed the lower branches to expose it's trunks would it slow down it's growth?
Is there a relationship of the root system to the width of the tree? But most of all, I ask if it's roots are aggressive enough to disturb the concrete at it's perimeter?
I have a corkscew willow which I planted from a 4 foot tree and told it was a dwarf. Well it has grown to about 8 foot and I wondered if I can cut the branches off just above the trunk? Will it grow back and be
Hi, I have what is either a twisted willow or a twisted hazel in my back garden. It’s been here since before we moved in several years ago & I have no idea what to do with it.... The straight trunks & branches seem to be crushing the twisted bits. I’ll post a photo. I am not a gardener! Any advice would be gratefully received! Thanks, Vicki
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Assuming you have dried them out since autumn they could be used as pea sticks or other plant supports in your borders.
We have a magnificent specimen growing at a bend in our driveway with its back to the house and are concerned about its root system pushing up the concrete of the driveway or getting into the foundation of the house. It is extremely healthy and is already bout 7' tall. It gets full sun all day from the south and east and is watered by an irrigation system. Its conditions obviously are just right for it to have grown from a small potted plant. Our weather is mild enough that it rarely loses most of its leaves.
We've never cut it back. It's lower branches drape over the driveway I think elegantly whereas my husband is just getting concerned about root intrusion.
If we trimmed the lower branches to expose it's trunks would it slow down it's growth?
Is there a relationship of the root system to the width of the tree? But most of all, I ask if it's roots are aggressive enough to disturb the concrete at it's perimeter?
Thank you for any answers.
I have a corkscew willow which I planted from a 4 foot tree and told it was a dwarf. Well it has grown to about 8 foot and I wondered if I can cut the branches off just above the trunk? Will it grow back and be
ok?
Hi Kasbah I have a twisted willow and pollared it every year. It puts on about six feet of new growth each year.