How BIG Can Willow Tree Cuttings Be?

[@woutergoeswild]

I usually just pop 5 inch thick, 10 ft tall willow poles(freshly cut branches) in the ground and use them and use them as perimeter fencing poles, they always root so far, i’ve done over 300. I pollard the willows afterwards, i get very durable living fencing poles that way 😁

[@JoseOrtiz-li7sx]

Exactly why mess with such a small piece

[@willen5405]

hoe overwinteren die want ik heb net een maand geleden ze in water gezet ze zijn nu wel geworteld met takken.

[@reubenhuffman6307]

any photos to share of these big willow poles leafed out? thanks

[@synocrat601]

This is the best side of America, an articulate, intelligent, and fresh faced pioneer. Keep at it sir.

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

Thank you very much!! It’s been over three years already and I’m never quitting after seeing how many people I’ve been able to inspire when it comes to gardening and growing many different types of plants. Happy gardening and thank you for tuning into the channel 🌿

[@garcel1251]

@@ExpeditionHomesteadlove your videos very informative. Through trial and era I was finally able to get my willow cuttings to transfer over to bonsai soil out of water. At what point should I add fertilizer and what brand should I utilize?

[@martinmorrison468]

When I was a kid we used to cut willow trees and use them as fence posts (3” in diameter). It was no uncommon for the fence posts to root and start to grow!

[@xalapa61]

I took an almost two inch thick, 2.5 ft long cutting, and it is flourishing right now. Took the cuttings March 10th.i can email you pics if you want. I just put the branch in water 4 gallon bucket ,to root it.

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

COULD YOU PLEASE?!

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[@Walking376]

Hey, I rooted a lot of big 12 foot willows stumps and planted them last summer. It’s to make a willow walled in hut. They all rooted very well so I’ll let you know how they got on.

[@veronicawatson2525]

What kind of soil did you use i put in topsoil

[@Walking376]

@@veronicawatson2525 I used top soil as well. Actually only around 50% survived, the bigger/stronger/thicker ones. I also planted them in an area where they were surrounded by trees, which I’m guessing isn’t good since they’re competing for water. Also I would make sure they get enough sun. This might have been another reason why some died. Also don’t bunch then together in one spot as in right next to each other. Give them a little space between each other.

[@forlini4876]

I have a huge willow in my yard and I’m trying to propagate some now, excited!

[@terrencegibbons3351]

I got 20 cuttings of hybrid willow in the mail today. They are already growing roots and leaves

[@sevensealsproductions]

I rooted a limb lost in a storm from a corkscrew that was as big as my arm, no joke. We just stuck it in the dirt and kept it watered.

[@adrianafurlan2239]

Amazing!!! Thank you for the vídeo!!

[@mattadams7078]

This is the first year I’ve taken willow cuttings my pencil sized cuttings never rooted but my larger ones did I have a tree maybe a yard stick size cutting that is taking off

[@freebornjohn2687]

Last summer I pollarded a willow and used the branches to make a runner bean stick frame. The sticks were up to 2 inches thick and about 9ft long. After a few weeks some of them started producing buds. I knocked them off as I didn't want the sticks to take root and grow - just provide a frame for my beans. So larger cuttings do work, but I've no idea if they would be susceptible to disease. Thanks for your videos from the other side of the pond.

[@michaelbahr7267]

I have some that about 2.5 feet long hardwood, qll the way down to 1-foot wisps., from January.. I did lose 3 from freezing About a month ago. but I have 6 pots, 1 is a 3 tree and 1 is a 5 tree. The other 3 are single. Actually, 1 is from a cutting I cut from cuttings back in January. lol they are all going to be bonsai'd. 2 of them have a plastic butter lid in the dirt to help with radial roots. left a like

[@scottdenn5545]

You can root willow cuttings/logs 6-8 inches in diameter if not bigger. Iv taken logs in large diameter and started a new in ground tree. Willow is a natural rooting hormone.

[@GWL420]

I had a poplar stake I had sharpened and pounded into the ground and had grew leaves.

[@MammaMeema]

Hello, I have a fabulous weeping willow tree that I would love to take cuttings from. I live in upstate NY zone 5b. I have 3 questions-Can I take my cuttings in the fall and bring them indoors so they can be planted in the spring? If yes, once rooted in the water when should I put them into pots or should I leave them rooting in water and put them directly in the ground this spring? Thank you for your response

[@keithahlstrom176]

I dropped an almost 12” chunk of a willow that had to be cut down into a small hole and it rooted and started to grow. Not sure how it will do long term but it wants to survive.

[@hamiltoncouple01]

I’ve grown cuttings that are 4 feet long. In 2 years my cuttings from 4’ have grown to over 14’ in height. Also regarding roots damaging foundations or pipes, that is a myth. The only reason roots end up inside foundations or pipes, the damage/cracks were already there. Roots tend to find these weak points and end up taking advantage of easy access to water thru these cracks.

[@josh.kaptur]

any advantage to taking a longer/taller cutting if my goal is to give 1 new tree a head start vs. propagate a bunch of them?

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

You might want to check out my videos on our giant willow cutting :) PLANTING THE BIGGEST WILLOW TREE CUTTING EVER! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r6qWeWqXa5KXq5Y

[@jaycollier8805]

WAAA, WAAA, WAAA. A bunch of babies. 3 days of "nothing but rain." Here in ARIZONA, we haven't even had 3 inches of rain this year...and it is OCTOBER 18TH! Normally we get 10 - 12 inches a year. So much for that. lol Love the vids, thank you.

[@mibi2999]

At least they can see the ground...I live in Alaska and have 13 inches off snow sitting on top of three inches of ice. And there's 10 inches forecast for tonight-tomorrow.

[@jaycollier8805]

@@mibi2999 Snow? Ice? What is that? Is that that cold, hard, dry water? LOL

[@CIIyerly]

How did your bonsai turn out? Any pics, or chance for video?

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

The willow bonsai?

[@CIIyerly]

@@ExpeditionHomestead yes sir

[@paulmilsom1346]

What about really thin cuttings? I collected up some windfalls yesterday, (Salix Alba, white willow), only about the size of the lead in a pencil, I've put them in water and hope they will take, I want to grow a hedge with them

[@melindafree7170]

How did they do? I have a very thin and very long cutting I've rooted.

[@paulmilsom1346]

@@melindafree7170 leaving them in water, and changing it regularly worked. Lots of roots grew in the water, but when I planted them in some tubs and pots, some took and some didn't.

[@lindalecras5830]

I love Weeping Willow Trees. I am growing 7 from a small branch. 2 of them appear to be turning brown on the branch on the top. Is that a good thing??

[@annurchannel4904]

I plant this willow next to my house 10 feets away and the root is not so invasive.they way is.. water them right on the root daily..so the root not grow everywhere looking for water...no surface appear roots till date after 8 years

[@krodkrod8132]

How big will these clippings be in the end? Will they turn into a full sized tree if you let them?

[@ZE308AC]

Would you recommend someone growing a weeping willow tree cutting in a residential area?

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

If you keep it small enough and it is permitted by your city. Some cities require the tree to be registered and planted strategically in order to minimize and risk of damage from the tree roots when it matures

[@ZE308AC]

@@ExpeditionHomestead thank you i really appreciate it will look into it and see if it is legal in my city

[@JuiceBoxx_627]

CZ sent me one about pencil size and one that's probably as big around as a quarter

[@terryrobinson1416]

Do you ever just stick them in the ground after cutting? I have seen people do that and it works for them.

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

Yes, that normally works out fine if you have a spot you can keep watered

[@digga1973]

if i buy willow cuttings from a nursery end of november am i best planting them straight away or pre soaking them ? will be planting through a membrane ?

[@kathrynmagoon5204]

How long does it take for a rooted cutting placed in the ground early spring until it grows large enough to take cuttings from that original cutting?

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

Typically I like to take cuttings off of growth that is over 1 year old.

[@WanderingNature]

Put any willow in ground it grows

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

That’s the truth!!

[@delldirks3726]

I took a huge 5 foot branch and shoved it in the ground. The next year it turned into a tree.

[@savage22bolt32]

I did the same, right next to a litte brook. 25 yrs later, the new owner of that house cut down a 40 - 50 ft tall willow tree.

[@martell203]

Did you do it?

[@antonellalavoile]

Can I plant my willow cutting without roots

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

I recommend rooting it before hand 😁

[@charlesschauberger6700]

Have you tried taking cuttings from Bebb's willow (S. bebbiana)? (It is the willow used for diamond willow walking sticks.) I'm told that S. caprea (commonly used for pussy willow- not a native of the US) and S humulis (prairie willow) are also very difficult to root from cuttings. Any experience with these willows?

[@raphlvlogs271]

can they be grown as indoor houseplants?

[@ExpeditionHomestead]

I have grown indoors as long as they get enough light

[@dashoverton1963]

@@ExpeditionHomestead A west window exposure and normal household humidity are fine?

[@vikingninja5033]

Funny how different it is where you come from Here they say take willow branch of 3 Meters and put in 1 meter in the ground😂 And not many info over taking small branched and put them in the water to make them shoot roots and then put it in the ground

[@raphlvlogs271]

they are waterhogs.