your video was still new when I planted my first willow tree, which was the size of span and the thickness of a pencil. Now I'm watching the video under the tree.

willow is so full of natural rooting hormone it will grow anywhere. I have made cuttings from branches of up to 10 cm in diameter, if you cut a piece off and plant it will grow, if you chop it up into small pieces and make a willow tea, put it in the water of your other cuttings it will increase the rooting hormone to encourage your other plants to root. amazing trees! I use my willows around the garden for fences, trellis, supports for climbers, and basketry.

I love trees and plants!! Just want you to beware of Willow trees so close to your house or pipelines have to be very careful to not plant it near any sewer pipes running through your yard or neighbors yard they have very invasive, shallow roots 100 feet long. The roots look for water and will grow till they find water so they can keep a constant sipping action.

You make this so understandable for novice propagators. Thank you. I’m going to start my willow cuttings today. So exciting.

Super video, thank you. It's always nice to watch a video where the speaker is enthusiastic and loves what they are talking about. Looking forward to the next video.

You're one of the few videos out here with indepth explanation, and your excitement is contagious. Thanks for sharing your green thumb. Many of us that aren't look for a reel or short video appreciate it.

I was watching a video on KZfaq of people using a ' chipper shredder ' to mulch up an existing Willow Tree , they did a follow up video on the mulch which had sprouted . Willow is basically harder to kill than cactus . So long as it stays wet it will regrow .

Wonderful video. It was beautiful to see your child take part.

Thank you so much for this! I live in Oregon, and we just had a huge ice storm that took down 9-10 large branches from my favorite corkscrew willow. ( I even got married under it :( ) I want to act quick and get some babies started so that she doesn't go to waste. This video was very helpful! Off I go!

Wow you’re good on explaining everything. I’m so excited to plant me!! Thanks so very much for everything! Blessings to you and yours! 🙏🏼💯🙏🏼

I just bought a couple of curly Willow bouquets at the local grocery store that I'm propagating in my basement. Cool video with straight Ford information! Thanks!

A willow tree blew down in a storm, my neibor just propped it back up and it rooted it self back into the ground. Its still their today. It like died back a ton at the beginning but the next year half the tree had growth and the next year it was back to normal.

I bought it!!!! They arrived very well. Thank you so much!! And thank you for this video!!👏👏👏

Nice, I got mine from CZ too. When i potted mine up I put 4 to a pot, just transplanted into their new home and they weren't any worse for the wear. They are at the edge of a wetland and they have exploded!

That is amazing. I am so impressed with you. Well done!

Thank's for the complete guide on propagating and growing willow!

Wonderful video young man. We used to use willow cuttings in a bucket of water and then utilized the water For new plantings of any type of plant blessings

Great explanation, thank you! We've had a willow grove pop up on the edge of our field, and I'm hoping to use it to make a living garden fence. I'm bookmarking this video for March!

Wow this is great thank you for the information!!

Nice. I just stared this 2 months ago. Now I have too many. I'm gonna bonsai them. left a like.

Wow great 👍 video ❤️🦋

Great video!! Hello from a fellow Wisconsin Gardener!👋

I grew a Golden Weeping Willow from a cutting 2 years ago it is now 8' tall in a huge 30 gallon nursery pot. I will likely plant it by my local creek later this Spring. You are right the Salix purpurea is famous for basket weaving. I have a variety called Dwarf Blue Arctic Willow that is a purpurea and it only matures to 4' tall and wide and has silvery blue foliage. Just propagated about a dozen of them from a bush. Lots of fun growing Willows! Thanks for the informative video! 🌿

Thank you so very much I learned so much from your detailed explanation from the start! Very well done ❤

Very informative. Thankyou

Fyi this works on large stump cuts also. Rooted 8 weeping willow trunks all over 5 inches in diameter last summer. From 2.5 to 6 feet long.

Thanks!! Your little one is cute!!

Thank you for a great video and your baby is so cute!

Great video it helped out a lot

Great video, thanks for the information

Thank you for this information.

I moved into my house four years ago and the previous owner had the brilliant idea to plant a weeping willow within a foot of the house foundation in the front yard. The tree was at least 30 years old. Had it removed this year to avoid roots destroying everything, including my water lines

I have a Dapple Willow and am very excited to learn how easily they are to grow more by cuttings. Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

Thank you for the info 😍

Thank you for the video. I am broken hearted as my willow tree planted by my ancestors generations ago finally broke and fell down in my yard i can save. I will propagate a new one from this tree and keep it living! Thank you!

Thank you for the video! I heard one of Napoleons willows is in an abandoned area near me and at risk of being destroyed. I have little to no experience with plants but something so special must be saved! Hopefully this goes well

I just put them in water till they got a great big ball of roots on the bottom then took them out to the field planet them and never touch them again and they’re doing fine. They went through a Canadian winter.

Thank you!

You where super helpful thank you so much

It was good to watch your video. I just received my Dragon Willow from CZ Grain and I jus put them in water. Looking forward to raising them. Very informative video.

pronounced like Por porria. Im an herablist and love willow and black cotton wood for tree medicine.

i love willow. made my first basket and hurdle this year, basket is very handy to have! you could put a plastic bottle over the cutting to help keep humidity up while they root..

Thank you!!

Great video

thanks its appreciated

Great video cheers from Ireland sorry ment to say I just planted 0ver 80 yards of ditch with willow, I was thinking of renting a field beside me to plant willow what other use I know fuel / animal feed / basket making anything else.

Thanks!

Great job

Yyeess 3 of my cuttings are now in the ground with roots

I just bought cuttings from cz grain. They are my first attempt at growing trees. Pleased to say they have only been in water for about 2 days and have multiple roots. So yes, cz grain is a good source!

Hey brother, thank you for the video. I appreciate your positive attitude and your tips. Please let me share a correction I have for you about watering willow cuttings. I recently had 18 Willow cuttings from CZ grain all turn black on certain parts and then slowly wither to death. I could not figure out what went wrong but after using Open AI’s Chat GPT I got this answer which explains that I could have overwatered them: I asked, “why did my Willow Cuttings turn black and die: “There could be a few reasons why your willow cuttings turned black and died: Overwatering: Willows require moist soil, but too much water can lead to root rot and suffocate the plant. If the soil is constantly wet, the roots may not be able to take in oxygen, leading to the plant's death. Lack of moisture: On the other hand, if the cuttings did not receive enough water, they may have dried out and died. Willows prefer consistently moist soil, so it's important to ensure they receive enough water. Disease or fungus: Willows are susceptible to a few different diseases and fungal infections that can cause them to turn black and die. Some common diseases include crown gall, black canker, and willow blight. Pests: Certain pests, such as borers and aphids, can damage willow cuttings and cause them to die. If you notice any signs of pests, such as holes in the stems or leaves, it's important to address the issue promptly. Incorrect cutting technique: If the cuttings were not taken properly, they may not have had a chance to root and establish themselves before dying. It's important to take cuttings from healthy, disease-free plants and use sharp, clean tools to make the cut. If you can identify the cause of the problem, you may be able to take steps to prevent it from happening in the future. It's also a good idea to consult a local gardening expert or extension office for specific advice on growing willows in your area.” Now, I used a mycorrhiza inoculant as well and I have to wonder if this particular product does not work with Willow Cuttings, even though the package says it is good for cuttings. Last possibility, the enemy of God killed them. Yes, as a Christian I believe that our creator has enemies, they are hidden from man, God called them, “the slanderer,” or, “the adversary” in The Bible and they hate righteous people like us who love the things that God made, such as trees. I want to grow hundreds of thousand of Willow trees, they are so glorious. Satan is against me for this, and God says He is proving believers with adversity the way gold is proven with fire, so I think it’s possible my cuttings all died because of this. Only 2 survived and they aren’t looking so good. It is interesting to me though how just those 2 survived. May God help us to glorify God with these trees, brother. Amen

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I cut a willow in Dec, decided to try cuttings from them and all have taken off indoors. Hoping to do more outdoors , we shall see as it's 28deg

This is my third time on the little willows. Last ones I got in winter. These I'm trying in spring. I put them in water and outside just now but I will take them back inside of the listening to you I'll keep them here for a couple of weeks. In the past one of them I put in my aquarium and it did quite well and the fish like to rest on it but when I took it out it did not do well. You speaking with a lot of love for the trees so I'm taking them back inside in water. Also. I have a small bonsai that was spelling on me and I brought it to the grower he said they needed some air space underneath the pot and since I did that it's doing quite well. I wondered if this would be true for these little trees as well?

That's good willow

Great information 👍 I will be trying to plant around a couple hundred this spring any tips would be appreciated do you know if you can propagate cottonwood trees thanks for your time

so thrilled to have found this! thank you so much! I feel I may have screwed up. I have 6 tri-dappled willow bushes that I just trimmed way down and wanted to propagate them for another site by my house. I didn't realize i had to do this in spring or fall, as of course it is august here in North Carolina. Do you think they will still root in the water buckets I put them in? I now know from watching your video on how to clip them off around the nodes!

Thanks. Really useful. I'm off to get some organic soil mix.

I got some cuttings from the same shop. I'm glad I watched this video because I was going to put more than one cutting in a pot. Or is it ok to put more than one as long as the pot is big enough? 🤔🌱

Curious if you used the “ALL NATURAL PLANTING MIX FOR TREES, SHRUBS, AND ROSES”? Yellow bag and yes I did hear you mention the KELLOGG brand

A point about overwatering. They get blighted, but the blight will almost never kill the plant. They can literally grow in a dirty bucket. Eventually they will need nutrients. You can keep these in a bucket from fall to spring.

Hi. How often to we water and HOW MUCH do we water? I'm also concerned the soil in my backyard might be too hard. Thoughts?

That's funny, I ordered mine on Amazon from CZ lol I got them sitting in water just hoping they'll grow. I got them to grow a nice little bonsai tree for my Crested Gecko Enclosure

deffinitelly gonna make a kabudachi style bonsai out of these. seems like the cheapest and fastest pethod since theyre already gonna have some thickness right from the start

I have never had a bonsai tree but, I just won one on Deal Dash Lol. It came from CZ Grain. I’m excited to learn more about them. Question, so if I plant in the ground, it will grow into a large tree but, if I plant in a pot, will it stay small? Do I eventually need to plant in the ground? I ask because, I don’t have my own house and yard so, I would be keeping it inside.

Hi. I have a 1.5 inch diameter by 18 inch long cork screw willow branch that I have propagated in a pot in soil this summer. It has has a great root system. It's about to be winter here in Georgia. Should I put them in the ground now? They are currently in pots. They have many long branches that have grow over the summer.

do a video on growing willow bonsai or willows inside

Thanks very details information well presented. Will have a go, do you suggest putting pot in pot trays with water in?

Hello from Green Bay. Would now be a good time to try and start some weeping willow cuttings indoors? or is it too early? Thanks in advance. Great video!

I tried some cuttings in water, put some outside, some inside. Some have other cut up cuttings in the water some don't I stuck one in my goldfish tank and it sprouted roots and leaves in 5 days 😂

I looked for that link to the Etsy store where you got your basket weaving slips but couldn’t see it in the write up on this video. Another pot you could use for your willow slips is the self-watering ones, most have a deep reservoir for any water to collect.

Note a glass gar let's energy flow through it an around in it. Plastic does not lit that happen . You must put you own energy in the potty. Something that makes energy on it own in potting soil. I do that an in places there is a need for more energy like meet to street.",P/N/M."

I took some cutting and they did good (had branches and leaves )until I potted it it began to wilt and is dying …. Any thought on what I can do different I used bonsai soil btw

I’ve noticed that some of my cuttings in water have leaves that are growing downwards meaning that I put the shoots in the wrong way. Are these no longer good or can I turn the shoot still?

Willows love water

I have two questions. So one of the cuttings developed roots (2-3 pinky finger sized ones) and transplanted them though its not producing the leaves is it normal? Secondly, the temperature is around 16-20 C should I keep them outside? As a final question, I have LED lights for plants, would it help it to place it next to it so that it enhances growth? Thanks

I have some willows that have been doing great that were rooted right before spring. They grew beautifully after planting into larger pots and started growing new leaves and buds everywhere. However, within the last week or 2, the tops that were initially cut started to get shriveled and dry. Is it whats called "die back"? I am still so new to this and im pretty worried. Some of the leaves on them have started to brown and die as well. I do have some willows in a completely separate set up with no cross contamination as i have made sure to be very careful with no matter if plants seem healthy or not. Anyway, those willows also started to have leaves die but have this weird issue where there are sections of the branches turning completely black and then dying. It was only at the tips and i was told to prune those off, sanitize tools and hands and use antifungal etc. But then the black started popping up in random places of the branches. Is this canker? Every single site, blog, channel ive gone to has no info for my specific issue.

I’m in southern Indiana and we still get some below freezing temps over night during spring. I have the cuttings indoor in pots with soil now after a few weeks in water. Will the temps kill the young cuttings if I planted them outside now? Not sure how resistant they’ll be to the temps if they drop below freezing in early spring. Thanks for the video!

I’m a bit nervous cause I just ordered some but I Live in Southern cal so I hope they will grow well without too much water once established.

With willow, you don't have to worry about the node. I just do the old cut and jam. I cut and jam it into the soil. I live on a swamp with 4 big willow trees. 2 curly, and 2 idk what kind. This year, I am planting a fence. I tried last year and they lived all summer, but got blighted late summer. I suspect that it is the same fungus that causes "Diamond willow" which is a disease that rots a sort of diamond pattern into the willow over time, but can't usually kill it. It's good if you want to make willow staves. You can also use other, very large willow logs and, from my experience, they root even better, which I think is because there is more opporotunity all up and down massive trunk to root properly. Of course, you need a posthole digger.

Can weeping willow cuttings be used for braided living fence? Or is it only a standard upright growing willow that can be used?

You can plant a willow garden and use its wood as a fuel

I planted a dozen or so in solo cups, they all have roots etc. Would you suggest putting holes in the bottom of the cups so the water can run out or for 2 weeks or would having standing water just be fine? I started them all in water. Just looking for your opinion on the solo cups. I have a bunch in other pots that have holes, so those I'm not worried about. I know you said you can't OVER water, but just want to make sure the solo cups with no holes Root on all are from half inch to 1.5 inches with good green buds and tiny leaves.

my cuttings are doing great after about a month. green shoots of 4 to 8 " already what do I do now? Do I just let them continue to grow? Trim them to start training as bonsai?

Thanks for the really helpful detail. By the way you may want to take those trimmers from your kid. :)

How often do you have to change the water in the jar as the branches root? Or can the cuttings stay in the same water until they’re ready to root?

Can you be so kind to tell me, which specific soil did you use from Kellogg’s

I have two curly willow tree cuttings and I was wondering since were in August is it to late for them to be planted

Is it possible to grow Weeping willow at a temperature of 20 - 30 degree Celsius...

I live in GA. I have 2 willow trees that did fantastic last year and I noticed the bark on the base is starting to split and some branches were dying. How can I prevent these from dying?

Can you start them in pots inside? I’m in Michigan and I want to start some cuttings today and grow them inside, finally planting them in the Springtime.

Question: if I put them in a glass of water, got them to root well, when do you suggest I move them to soil? I'm nervous they'll suffer from transplant shock. Thanks!

Do you think it's safe to grow hybrid willows a couple feet from the road for a privacy fence? I'm concerned about the roots lifting the pavement eventually.

So willows coming from a cutting. Does it grow up into a pretty straight tree? Or are they pretty misshapen? Do you have any pictures of a 6in cutting 1 or 2 years later?

Can you take a long Willow stem like 4 ft or 6 ft long and root that? I want to do a spell yay of Willow and I don't want to wait for it to grow we have a gazillion near us and I can cut them

It’s doing now and wet in yard can I put directly into ground instead of soaking ..in water ??

willow water ftw

Can you just leave the cutting like 3ft long....? If so, how deep should it be potted?

Great upload and awesome vibe brother. I put my cuttings in water 4 days ago from a fallen tree in storm but water turned dark, tea like color. Do we need to dump and fill with fresh water or is this normal? It doesn't look unhealthy color yet it's like a weak green tea color at the moment with just a slight cloudiness to it. No roots yet though. Fingers crossed. :) Anyways, keep it up and take care of yerself!