I have a standard Salix and the peachy flamingo colour is so nice during the summer then greeny white leaves. Mine is three years old and growing well. I cut and trim mine early spring unless still wintery conditions then wait a while. Any cuttings I get I stick them in a pot of earth and keep moist through out the summer and they are doing well so hope they survive thru the winter so I van have many more Salixes, but these will not be Standard, but I don't mind if they are shrubs as they brighten up the garden so try it even now take some cuttings and place in a pot and see what happens next year. Good Luck. While I am on here I have got cosmos plants which I thought were around two feet tall or less most of mine have grown upto 4 feet. Some branches snapped off in the wind so I stuck them in a bucket of water and they have grown loads of roots so put them in the ground and they are still surviving, but do Cosmos plants survive winter? are they Annual or Perrenial?. x
Recently been given this specimen - obviously needs transplanting but is it ok for it to continue to live in a large 60/75cm pot?
Also … I understand that it is a thirsty creature and a saucer under would be helpful, but can it stand at the edge of a decent sized (15’) pond or will the leaves poison the water? Thanks for any advice.
It'll stand a much better change of surviving if it's planted in the ground rather than in a container ... however large ... and it will need a large one to ensure that it can have enough moisture ... salix are very thirsty trees ... think of weeping willows on river banks dangling their toes in the water.
However, if it must be in a container it'll need John Innes No 3 loam-based compost with the addition of some multi-purpose at a ratio of approx 3:1. That'll need renewing at least every couple of years if not annually. Much easier in the ground.
When you say 60-70cm pot, is that diameter or height?
It's leaves won't poison the pondwater any more than any other tree leaves would ... best to place a net over the pond in the autumn to keep all falling autumn leaves out.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Hi @Dovefromabove
Thank you for your generous advice. All of it is very helpful. I’m going to give it some serious thought as it will have to be in a container but I’m now not sure that the size I quoted will be big enough. Trouble is, there are so many tree roots surrounding the garden that it is incredibly difficult to find a site to dig anything into.
But it’s so beautiful!
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That's brilliant thanks for that!
I have a standard Salix and the peachy flamingo colour is so nice during the summer then greeny white leaves. Mine is three years old and growing well. I cut and trim mine early spring unless still wintery conditions then wait a while. Any cuttings I get I stick them in a pot of earth and keep moist through out the summer and they are doing well so hope they survive thru the winter so I van have many more Salixes, but these will not be Standard, but I don't mind if they are shrubs as they brighten up the garden so try it even now take some cuttings and place in a pot and see what happens next year. Good Luck. While I am on here I have got cosmos plants which I thought were around two feet tall or less most of mine have grown upto 4 feet. Some branches snapped off in the wind so I stuck them in a bucket of water and they have grown loads of roots so put them in the ground and they are still surviving, but do Cosmos plants survive winter? are they Annual or Perrenial?. x
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I understand that it is a thirsty creature and a saucer under would be helpful, but can it stand at the edge of a decent sized (15’) pond or will the leaves poison the water?
Thanks for any advice.
It'll stand a much better change of surviving if it's planted in the ground rather than in a container ... however large ... and it will need a large one to ensure that it can have enough moisture ... salix are very thirsty trees ... think of weeping willows on river banks dangling their toes in the water.
However, if it must be in a container it'll need John Innes No 3 loam-based compost with the addition of some multi-purpose at a ratio of approx 3:1. That'll need renewing at least every couple of years if not annually. Much easier in the ground.
When you say 60-70cm pot, is that diameter or height?
It's leaves won't poison the pondwater any more than any other tree leaves would ... best to place a net over the pond in the autumn to keep all falling autumn leaves out.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.