Flame willow

[andrew]

Anyone have any experience with these? Will they grow in wet soil? How tall do they get? Thanks.

 

[andrew]

anyone?

 

[Bill]

No experience. But thanks for the post. Those things look cool. I'd like to mix some with my yellow dogwoods. Winter color would be awesome.

Having said that. It's a willow, it probably loves water. I've planted hybrids in standing water and they thrive.

What I learned looking says 12X12.

 

[Catscratch]

Ok, I want some! Had never heard of them so I Googled them. Great looking winter plant and like Bill said; would look awesome with some yellow twig dogwood.

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[andrew]

I've read a lot about them, it says they can get 20 ft tall. Ive seen some willow Trees that have a large trunk with a deep bark pattern that have orange branches, I'm wondering if these are flame willow? I don't want trees a I want a tall branching shrub.

 

[wiscwhip]

I've read a lot about them, it says they can get 20 ft tall. Ive seen some willow Trees that have a large trunk with a deep bark pattern that have orange branches, I'm wondering if these are flame willow? I don't want trees a I want a tall branching shrub.

Once you have a good established root system, all you have to do is cut them off about 6" above the ground(it is a practice called coppicing) every other year or so and they will continue to send up new growth from the stump and they will branch like crazy. I still have to dig up the pics I have and post them here so everyone can see what this really creates as far as a cover type screen. It works great with willows, poplar, aspen, and some other shrubs like ROD.

 

[andrew]

Well, I ordered 2'-3' flame willows from my local swcd today.

 

[andrew]

I think our SWCD gets there trees from Shumacher Nursery down in heron lake, they have a pretty good selection.

 

[John-W-WI]

We sell them, they are cool looking, and they stay shrub shaped, not like a tree.

http://www.bigrocktrees.com/search.asp?keyword=Flame+willow+&search=

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[John-W-WI]

We stock the store and start accepting orders for spring delivery on Jan 1st.

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[andrew]

John, do you know how they handle wet feet?

 

[Big Snow Man]

How deer resistant is this willow

 

[Kleckner Oasis]

They are growing to grow best in wet conditions.

The one I have had hasn't done anything, sawfly larvae attacks it so bad and it doesn't have much vigor versus a lot of willows in my experience.