How i can Propagate a Weeping Willow ?

Question

For Example I Saw One Weeping Willow in park or Everywhere else i want to get it home and and make it Root then Implant it to vase or Croft how can i meke Root? Know Weeping Willow don't have a any seed plant to Implant it ?????? ("Pullulation,Proliferation")

Answer 1

Take a healthy branch clipping and put in water with plantfood and vitamins. This will help it survive the shock of being clipped. Keep the water at a decent level and in partial shade and sun it will take about 3-4 weeks but you should see a root stem begin. After a healthy root system has begun transplant it into a big sturdy pot at least 15 gal line the pot with bulap and put potting soil around it. Keep it in the pot through out winter and in the spring pull it from the pot using the burlap and plant it it will take off and grow like a weed. I did this about 5 years ago and have a healthy beautiful weeping twisting willow in my back yard. Great shade tree. Good luck

Answer 2

We have a mature golden willow in our garden which is about 120 feet away from the house (do not plant closer than this!) and looks as fantastic now as it did 20 years ago when we bought the house. Be aware that they grow and spread. Ours is now about 60 ft wide and about that high, and even though it is healthy, they can be damaged by high winds such as the hurricanes which ripped a big branch off, and a few other major storms which did damage but which didn't show immediately. So don't build anything underneath it. They also shade everything within reach, so the lawn below it is very prone to moss, particularly as we have a heavy clay soil. They need ample water, and will suck the soil dry below it in drought years. Be aware that they are messy trees, dropping acidic leaves in autumn which do the grass no good, and fine twigs and very light branches throughout the year. They can be polled and trimmed back ruthlessly if you think they are getting too big, but in general terms they are self-pruning, and prefer you to leave them alone. I just cut a path through the lower branches where they trail across the path, mainly because I don't like getting slapped by a rain soaked willow branch when I go down to put the vegie peelings onto the compost heap which is way past the tree. I believe there is some guidance on how close to a house you can plant various types of trees from the NHBC, but your public library might be able to help you get more information. Be aware that a willow needs to be a good way away from any house foundations, including your neighbours, as the owners are liable for the damage that they can cause. I really love mine, but you really do need a big garden.

Answer 3

It may be best to wait until spring for better results.
You can take a cutting and remove some of the Bark from the bottom about 1/4-1/2 inch. Stick it in some rooting Hormone and then place it in a good Potting Mix. Keep the soil damp.
You may be able to just place it in some distilled water make a Support to hold the bottom up in the water and it may root, then plant in a good potting mix.
Another is called "Layering" and works well if you can tend to it. Here you not cut off the limb. Just remove the Bark all the way around the limb about 1/4-1/2 inch. Take some Peat moss and make a wet Ball and wrap around the limb and Tie something around it like a plastic bag and keep this wet!!!! It will root into the peat-moss then you can cut it from the tree and plant it. Remember, Spring may be a better time. Good Luck.

Answer 4

I have never tried this before. but it works with other things.
If you know the person that owns a weeping willow tree ask them if you can try to get a start off of it..
this is how i would try it.. Pull one of the branches down to the ground stake it there and cover it with dirt or potting soil. alot of plants will root where they get covered with dirt..It is worth a try.. don't know if they will root by taking a cutting from them as i have said . Also alot of plants or trees have suckers that come up at the base of the tree or plant. you might want to try and get one of them off that have small roots attached to it and cut it off and plant it else where. be gentle with new little roots because to much pressure on them could break them off. good luck and let me know if it works.. I would like to try it myself ..I just planted some small weeping willow..

Answer 5

weeping willow make or have there oun rotting compound in them , you can takea cutting {whip}4to 6 ft stick put it in wet sand or water change the water 1a week to keep fresh and in a month you should have roots it will take time to get it established but it will but you have to mahe sure it has enough time to properly root enough to make it to spring , willow is a good tree to experiment with try it in the house just for fun Ive made my oun rooting solution by taking 4to 6inch cuttings and soaking them in water for a week , take the sticks out of the water and let it evaporate for a week and use the solution left as a rotting solution put in your cuttings even annuals can be propagated this way the stcks have to be willow to make rotting solution

Answer 6

Cut a small new branch put it in a vase or glass to root. Im not sure how long it should be or if it matters. Look at Daves Garden he might be able to help you out.

Answer 7

good question