Creating a living willow harlequin tree - Musgrove Willows

[@annekabrimhall1059]

Thank you for all the wonderful advice! I was disappointed not to see a finished tree after it is established.

[@wasdaddan]

You can google them, many pictures on the internet.

[@teresacollard]

Absolutely LOVE your videos - so clear and precise, thank you 😍

[@Sandra.Sandy.Robinson]

You are a good teacher

[@TEPO--]

FAB ! Such a lovely, educational and thorough example of such a delightful art form. Appreciated, thank you.

[@GaiaCarney]

@TEPO - it was new to me! What a lovely idea ☮️

[@tobe2btobe]

Love the toggle. Great idea.

[@tammy5666]

Thank you! It's beautiful ❤️

[@musgrovewillowssomerset]

I'm glad you like it

[@gidicaetano195]

I have never seen anything like this before, found it fascinating! Thank you for this beautifully made and presented instructional video!

[@patriciacole8773]

I have a concrete container. Very large and heavy. Maybe 20”. And a fallen willow that I’ve been dreaming about propagating. The branches are half inch or so. And only five. I will do this in spring and hopefully grow an upright tree. The catkins are quite dark. Yayyy!! I subbed. Thank you so much!

[@patriciacole8773]

@Ark-ys2up I will look into this! Thank you!

[@EverythingLyric0326]

I LOVE THIS!! Hello from Lake Charles Louisiana, America❤❤

[@wasdaddan]

I've just been googeling finished trees who have a crown of leaves, and I'm loving it how they turn out after years! I have a willowtree and had to take of a lot of young branches and already, without this, I have to many projects in mind. This is one I will do! But I think I'm going to weave in metal rings or so to give the small birds around my house nesting options, still in thoughtproces but I can see how that could turn out.

[@gergelykaszas9927]

Brilliant! 👏👏👏Thank you for sharing! 😊

[@lizingersoll6878]

Photo printing paper comes on tubes like that if you have a local photo store. It unravells when wet and is too solid to break up in pieces but perfect for short term seasonal structures. You could put clipped evergreens in the base or plant with irish moss or sedum and just leave the cardboard to decompose.

[@karoshi2]

I'd imagine the hoops being woven in would look nice. Like when you reached the height you want your hoop at, put every second rod into the hoop, the others out, then pull it down and continue weaving. Should hold it firmly in place so it won't drop down when drying out.

[@jillbentley3448]

When using living willows for live harlequin trees, do you clean off all the buds that grow on the rod stems? or do you treat the stems (except the tops) before you start so the buds stop growing?

[@ShatteredFlint]

Are there holes in the base of the metal pot?

[@archidube]

What are some of the varieties we can find in the USA for these living woven trees? Great instructional video!

[@katelockhart8715]

What part of the US? I’m in Oregon and I’ve made living willow structures with several of our native willows with much success- Scouler’s Willow, Pacific Willow, Sitka Willow. Google “native (your general area) Salix species”

[@noreenconnolly2657]

Is new growth on the way up to the top removed as it grows thanks

[@joohnny59]

Very useful, thank you for an excellent video. One question though, was this green willow cut mid season such as July or was it cut the normal time mid winter when all the leaves have dropped.

[@saolairde396]

When dormant is appropriate time to cut - dec January ish in uk

[@BlackWit11]

Yeah, but how does it look when in leaf?

[@zofiakowalska2933]

Yeah, a finished grown-in example would have been helpful.

[@justme9818]

I googled it. They look a bit freaky... Until they're established! I can't decide whether I like them or not!

[@taradufour2187]

Toggles of loveliness lol