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anttal63 wrote:hey spooky, you will be able to do fairly large cuttings if you find a branch somewhere. they strikevery easily up to 2" thick i would think even larger.
Thanks, that's good news. Just gotta find a tree nearby and get a cutting.
Thank you to all who have posted so far. Especially John and Don for the photos of their trees.
Still looking for raw material Willow.
cheers
Spooky
Bonsai was meant to keep me away from the computer.
I can sell you some like this if you like. I am sure you would rather do your own though
willow.jpg
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It's too bad your in such a hurry cause the stories I could tell you, Bushels and baskets of stories, hole crates full of stories. But if you can spare a moment I will tell you one story.
Here is a couple of pics of the gravity fed watering system I used on the fresh cuttings last summer.
Willows Jan09 Bonsai.jpg
Willows Jan09 Bonsai (2).jpg
6mm weeping hose was purchased from Bunnings in kit for watering hanging baskets.
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It's too bad your in such a hurry cause the stories I could tell you, Bushels and baskets of stories, hole crates full of stories. But if you can spare a moment I will tell you one story.
Hi Stymie missed your Hull reference. I have family also in Barton upon Humber and Lincoln. Haven't been there myself but it looks great. How do your trees cope in the cold weather and snow? I guess you must have a nice warm place somewhere for them. I must thank you for all the advice you give very helpful to us and coming from so far away it is much appreciated.
Marleeney
HI Soltan how much for a cutting. I have seen some large trees around but am a little fearful to cut in case of getting into trouble. Can you post?
Thanks Marleeney
Hey Guys,
So let me get this straight, you just hack off a limb of the tree............and throw it in a bucket of water??
Or did I misread??
I have a Weeping Willow near me, and I'm sure I could get permission from the property owner to hack it a bit.
My cuttings never strike, but if its that easy......I donn't think even I could screw it up!!!
Thanks,
Mac
Has it ever made you wonder, who was the first person to say " See that cow..... I'm going to pull on those pink dangelly things....and drink what ever comes out" ?
I have never tried it on a BIG one but on cuttings up to 1" i can say i have never ever lost one and all you do it throw it in a bucket of water and a few weeks later at the max it starts to sprout roots
To help the growth i would cover it to stop light getting in
wrap some spag moss round it as well the roots grow even faster
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Macros wrote:So let me get this straight, you just hack off a limb of the tree............and throw it in a bucket of water??
That's pretty much right Mac. That is why willow are such a problem for Australia's waterways. A branch breaks off, flows down the river, gets stuck somewhere and grows into a big tree. They are clogging waterways and have been declared a weed in some stated of Australia.
That being said, from what I hear and have seen they do make a terrific bonsai. Just don't go planting them next to a waterway
Regards,
Steven
Marleeney
I was not that serious. I was making the point that there is no reason to buy any because they are so easy from mature wood. I just walk along the river till I spot a branch that I like and climb and cut. No one around to wonder what the hell I'm doing. I just get called a freak by the Misses laughing at me from the ground. I have heard that you are not allowed to cultivate them but I still see them for sale at nurseries here so I am unsure what the deal is. The next shire along just removed at least a dozen full grown trees from the river in the centre of town. There is a guy that has been on the news programmes stating that the willow is a very important tree in landscape renewal as they transport the water through the land. He has done some very impressive work.
Anyway I will help you if I can Marleeney I could post some cuttings from my trees at home. I could even box one up and send it if you like but it might be easier to keep looking for a tree that you can get permission to cut a branch or two off or that is far enough away from anyone that might think it was wrong. The cuttings of my trees at home would be no bigger than what anybody would break of a tree to swat the flies with or scare the magpies on the way home. As they are a FAST grower I have sometimes wonderd if getting a large stump is the best way to go. Maybe the scars will never heal with such a drastic chop? It is possible that starting with a smaller cutting may get a better result sooner?
Send me a PM if you are still keen.
I started mucking around with using a shallow water level to try and make the roots form only at the very base but that did not work to well. It sucked the water up higher and sprouted roots in the air anyway and the cutting suffered a lot of die back. Have a decent amount of water in the bucket and you can remove any roots that form too high up later. I have not found a thickness that has failed to root.
It's too bad your in such a hurry cause the stories I could tell you, Bushels and baskets of stories, hole crates full of stories. But if you can spare a moment I will tell you one story.
Macros wrote:Hey Guys,
So let me get this straight, you just hack off a limb of the tree............and throw it in a bucket of water??
Or did I misread??
I have a Weeping Willow near me, and I'm sure I could get permission from the property owner to hack it a bit.
My cuttings never strike, but if its that easy......I donn't think even I could screw it up!!!
Thanks,
Mac
As Ron Flack ( a teacher at the School) used to say
Cut a branch off
Throw it high into the air,
and it will comedown with roots on it.
Crepe Myrtle hey. Danica has always liked them I not so keen. I will have to try and propagate one for her.
It's too bad your in such a hurry cause the stories I could tell you, Bushels and baskets of stories, hole crates full of stories. But if you can spare a moment I will tell you one story.
