What are your plans with the cuttings?
Did he update the site? A week or so ago it still showed everything as out of stock from last season. I need to order some more dappled willow to fill in my screen.
I planted them through black plastic in sand just last spring. Some never "woke" up after planting. Most of the ones that did, survived the summer and put on anywhere for 6"-18" of vertical growth. The nice part is that I had multiple sprouts from the cutting and branches forming off of each sprout. Definitely more of a bushy shrub form. Planted in nearly full sun but some of my best ones may have received a touch of shade as they were on the end of my planting nearest the tree line. I'm hoping they take off this year.Bueller ... 1st time buying the dappled willow for screening. What was your experience and how did the growth habit form?
Did you plant in full sun or any in shade?
Did the deer chew on them at all ?I planted them through black plastic in sand just last spring. Some never "woke" up after planting. Most of the ones that did, survived the summer and put on anywhere for 6"-18" of vertical growth. The nice part is that I had multiple sprouts from the cutting and branches forming off of each sprout. Definitely more of a bushy shrub form. Planted in nearly full sun but some of my best ones may have received a touch of shade as they were on the end of my planting nearest the tree line. I'm hoping they take off this year.
All of them were planted inside a 5' fenceDid the deer chew on them at all ?
Bueller ... 1st time buying the dappled willow for screening. What was your experience and how did the growth habit form?
Did you plant in full sun or any in shade?
Gotta support big John so he can keep supporting this site ... :).
I planted them through black plastic in sand just last spring. Some never "woke" up after planting. Most of the ones that did, survived the summer and put on anywhere for 6"-18" of vertical growth. The nice part is that I had multiple sprouts from the cutting and branches forming off of each sprout. Definitely more of a bushy shrub form. Planted in nearly full sun but some of my best ones may have received a touch of shade as they were on the end of my planting nearest the tree line. I'm hoping they take off this year.
I don't know if I have the guts to do that. Maybe after year 2 ;)Thanks Tree Spud, every little bit helps :)
bueller - Sand is tough. I wish more of them would have made it for you.
For those that did, if you can stand the thought of it you should cut them back to a 6" stub before the wake up in the spring. Use what you cut off to plant more (if it's big enough). After cutting them back they will sprout way more branches. It seems weird, but it's the way to go :)
-John
John
Not to highjack the thread but what willow will do average to above average in the central sandbox in a lower area which may dry out in late summer ?
Thanks did you use hormone when planting and if you did which one ?Big Snow Man, when I was doing some research prior to ordering cuttings for my screen I found that dappled willows are becoming more and more common as a landscape shrub. I found several reviews of them doing well after on dry sites after getting established. I planted most of mine through black plastic last spring and never watered them. We had a VERY dry 3-4 week period late summer and a large majority made it through. I also planted a couple of them right into a "bowl" in the sand created by removing a shovel or two of soil. These looked great and were actually outpacing many of the black plastic ones until that late summer drought hit and took them out :(.
I didn't use any.Thanks did you use hormone when planting and if you did which one ?
Do your dappled willows get browsed or rubbed, or both? I'm hoping to take my cage down once mine get established.So far dappled willows are my favorite shrub with button bush being the second. The deer tear any unprotected willow up on my place.
I have some hybrid willows that are unprotected and the deer keep them shrubs.
Do your dappled willows get browsed or rubbed, or both? I'm hoping to take my cage down once mine get established.