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Re: Corkscrew Willow

>Brian Cook wrote:
>> 
>> We were sent flowers the other day and included in the bouquet was
>> a few large branches of Corkscrew Willow. I was wondering if there was a
>> possibility of rooting these and what steps were necessary?
>> They appear to be very fresh and healthy and are just beginning to leaf
>> out.
>
>Brian, these are about the easiest thing in the world to root, in fact
>you'd probably have to make an effort to kill them.  Ya get a jar of
>water & stick them in, in fact if they are already in water they have
>probably started sending out nodules.  The problem you might find is
>that being a zone 4 hardy perennial, you might have a problem hardening
>them off. I usually make greenwood cuttings in june & they are in the
>ground by sept.
>
>Also dont throw that water away.  Willow water is what we use for
>rooting hormone & have had great success with it.  Im not sure which
>enzyme it is, but we usually cut up a bushel basket of weeping willow,
>chop it up good & throw it in a 55 gallon drum of water to brew.  Works
>great for watering all those greenwood cuttings (especially my fig
>cutting!)
>
>
>Miekal And
>The Driftless Academy of Botanical Apparitions
>West Lima, Wisconsin


That is a revelation.  Is the willow water good for watering other plants as
well.

Have never seen a corkscrew willow.  Do the branches look like they sound.
Weeping willows are indeed very easy to root.  We cut off a few branches
last year and stuck them in the ground near our pond.  They took right off.

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