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Willow

crackcrack30 · 2012-06-20 19:32:16

Is it now the time to cut and freeze willow cuttings for autumn / spring planting? was thinking of cutting some 8-12 inch stems. I have some orange /yellow stemed willow that are overgrown beside the house what is best practice for this??? thickness ,lenght ect. .........oh ya and method of cutting. cheers

20-06-2012 7:32pm

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Is it now the time to cut and freeze willow cuttings for autumn / spring planting? was thinking of cutting some 8-12 inch stems.
I have some orange /yellow stemed willow that are overgrown beside the house what is best practice for this??? thickness ,lenght ect. .........oh ya and method of cutting.

cheers

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#2 22-06-2012 11:40am

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best time to take cuttings is in winter when leaves off tree. Cant say I've heard of taking willow cuttings now and freezing them, very novel.

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#3 22-06-2012 11:29pm

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id have thought taking cuttings now you'd be best to plant them immediately instead of freezing, but anyway winter is a better time like oldtree says

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