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When to bend willow?

  • 15-11-2020 10:57am
    #1
    johney
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 88 ✭✭


    Hello Folks,

    I have a single screen line of Willow growing, about 50 metres long. They are spaced about 1 foot apart. They are now at between 6 and 8 foot high. As you can imagine they are very thin and willowy! however.
    I now want to intertwine these together to make a better, stronger and nicer looking screen. My idea is to bend them across each other at approx 5 foot high, as close to 90 degrees as I can get. This will make a 5 or 6 foot high hedge, come summer, and really strengthen up the stems.

    Thing is, when can I do this and will this work.

    Thanks a lot


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  • #2
    looksee
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 28,774 ✭✭✭✭looksee


    I think you can do this any time, now would be easier as you are not contending with leaves. I suggest you go more for 45 degrees rather than try and force them to 90 degrees, and start a bit lower down so you get more area of cover. Willows are extremely forgiving so you will be hard pressed to do it wrong!

    I am also doing a willow structure, but it needs a few more young slips inserted (in progress) and I will probably do the weaving in the spring.


  • #3
    SouthWesterly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,926 ✭✭✭SouthWesterly


    I e similar. Planted 18o slips in spring to make an interlaced fedge... Yes it's a word :)


  • #4
    The Continental Op
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    SouthWesterly wrote: »
    I e similar. Planted 18o slips in spring to make an interlaced fedge... Yes it's a word :)

    So is pleaching :)

    Wake me up when it's all over.



  • #5
    SouthWesterly
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,926 ✭✭✭SouthWesterly


    The Continental Op wrote: »
    So is pleaching :)

    Had to look that up:)


  • #6
    Graces7
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 32,634 ✭✭✭✭Graces7


    I would like to do some basket work with willow and gather that this is the right time to harvest? It grows like weeds here.


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  • #7
    Jim_Hodge
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,220 ✭✭✭✭Jim_Hodge


    Winter is the time to weave the shoots when they are pliable.

    Good advice here
    https://www.rhs.org.uk/advice/profile?pid=588


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