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[SHADEGARDENS] willows

Roberta, we had some discussion of this topic a while back on the hosta
robin. People use willow cuttings for all sorts of things. I think any
kind of willow will work. If you have a headache, you can chew on a willow
twig (aspirin is synthetic willow). You can put a twig in a vase of
flowers just like you would aspirin and it will make them last longer. I
saved some of the postings and will send out one of the more informative
ones right after I send this. I will send one or two more later if anyone
is interested, but two e-mails a day is the quota! Or if Carolyn S. is out
there, maybe she has saved the two she sent me.

Bobbi Diehl
Bloomington, IN
zone 5/6


On Sun, 1 Mar 1998, MS ROBERTA M BROOKS wrote:

> I find this an interesting topic
>
> Rooting with willows -
>
> Anybody else do this?
>
> What kind of willow - does it matter?
>
> I have rooted several things just sticking them in wet ground near
> the brook, but for about 20 cuttings, this did not work for buddleia.
>
> I do have some giant weeping willow trees that are my neighbors that
> hang over some of my gardens in the back..... a well known scientist,
> rosarian, turned daylily hybridizer, came into my yard a couple of
> years ago and noted that all my daylily seedlings in that area should
> be doing great because of the chemical that is transmitted into the
> ground from the leaves of these trees would help stimulate growth.
> Interesting! I had always thought of just pussy willows which are
> know to root in watered jars in the house when forcing them, helping
> to root other things, but now know of the leaves of the weeping tree
> also.
>
> any comments?
>
> It is well known, also,  that the victorians used willows to help
> root rose cuttings.  Again, which willows?
>
> bobbie b in MA
>
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