willow tree living fences

[tbishop]

Hello I found this site a while back- http://www.jprwillow.co.uk/ . I really want to do this next spring but need to do the cuttings now. Anyone know if I can do this with red willows or do they have to be done with weeping willow cuttings?

Tim

[Show-Me-Stater]

Red willow will work just fine, my grampa (RIP ) had several living willow fences made out of red on his farm. Looks awesome in the winter!

[dcross]

Are you going to plant them right away too?

[tbishop]

I was going to plant them in a tub of moist dirt in the basement and keep it slightly moist and low light until last frost, then move them outside and plant them. Did you have a different suggestion?

TimB.

[woodspirit]

The cool thing is that the ancient brits were using the same materials a few thousand years ago.

[tbishop]

Yeah it's a brit company I got the idea from. Just a little too far to have willow whips shipped, so I"m plundering the landscape and freecycle.

Tim B.

[dcross]

I just tried it this year, cut and planted right away, it worked pretty well. No real suggestions, but let us know how it works.

[chamoisee]

I wouldn't bother starting them over the winter. In the spring, just shove cuttings into moist ground. That's all it takes, and it doesn't have to be weeping willow. As far as I know, almost any willow will root that way. Willows have got to be one of the easiest things in the world to plant!