alittle help with an attempted willow cutting

[mb1029]

i've been attempting to grow afew weeping willows from cuttings

the cuttings were taken on and "used" on fathers day(parents brought them back from going out of town)

i didn't know what to do with them so i got one of them and planted it, completely natural. so far it hasn't grow any roots but it is still growing, it started to grow a new branch 3-4 days ago, but that's not the one that i'm asking for help with, the one i want some help with is one that i put it a jar of water. i filled a glass jar(like an old pasta sauce jar) with water and put the cutting into it, it has been in full sun the entire time(its on an exterior windowsill) and i replace the water every few days

here're the results(i think those are roots growing? i also think it's dieing abit at the top)

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also, this camera i'm using now makes the one i was using before now look like a toy(which is hilariously ironic since these pictures were taken with an eye-toy(yeah that old ps2 game) camera while the others were taken with an olympus digital cam)


Thanks!

[rawhide]

willows will get some die back from the tips when taking cuttings ,i have taken willow cuttings up to 2 inches thick and they have struck
I just used quartz sand and potting mix and kept the soil wet .It doesnt hurt to use rooting powder but I suspect it is not necessary.
but always allow for some dieback
cheers

[rowan]

Yes, those are the start of roots - I would be shocked if you couldn't get roots from your willow cuttings. You can chop down a willow tree and throw the pieces of stump into a bog and they will grow, I have done that.
As long as you keep up the water it doesn't matter if you strike them in soil or a glass of water.

[Craig]

they take from very big cuttings like this heel cutting, it's about 150mm thick near the bottom,

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[mb1029]

that's one amazing stump craig

how much longer do yous think i'll take before i should plant them? it has been in the jar for 7 and a 1/2 weeks now

[Pat093]

im the same as craig i have taken 4inch stumps and puut em in buckets of water and left em out in the element

[Hornet]

thats looks great craig, makes mine look very tiny

[Craig]

that's one amazing stump craig

how much longer do yous think i'll take before i should plant them? it has been in the jar for 7 and a 1/2 weeks now

should be able to plant now, just keep wet ,

thats looks great craig, makes mine look very tiny

, just watch out it doesn't dry out in that little pot, it's been said that willows should be slipped into a bigger pot(not rootpruned at all) in late summer/autumn,to help avoid dieback,, because the roots are very active in that period, then repot in early spring as per the norm.