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Re: looking for a weeping willow expert - offlist

Sharon,

Having had experience with two weeping willows, I can give you the following pointers, all based on observation, not scientific research.

1. Don't under any circumstances plant it near your drainfield (if you're on septic) or near any drain or water pipe. The roots gravitate toward water and eventually will clog or crush the system.

2 While it is not necessary, they are particularly happy in a damp spot, like a low spot in your lawn which doesn't drain well.

3. They tend to be short lived, unfortunately, and after about 30 years your beauty may topple over in a wind storm. So be sure to site it someplace where it won't do any damage if this happens 30 years from now.

4. They are exceedingly easy to start from the branch of an existing tree. My father planted the first one on my parents property when I was a child. Years later (about 30, to be exact) the tree did exactly what I described in Para. 2 above. I took a branch from the uprooted tree, rooted it, and today it is a magnificent tree of its own, so my father's tree lives on.

Lina
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