In the Garden with Dave: Desert Willow

Join Dave today to learn about one of his favorite small trees, the desert willow.
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[@lanceweihmuller3712]

Dave you rock, sweet willow, awesome vids

[@sarahsykes6114]

These are new to our city, Nanaimo B.C.. they survived a very cold snap where many other plants did not. It’s very pretty and a welcome change to the old stand bys!

[@TexasGovernor]

Beautiful specimen with that trunk intertwining...thanks for sharing!

[@jessicawinniford513]

Just bought three for my yard and can't wait to see them bloom!

[@lkhawkins4482]

Very pretty!

[@klecoxs2]

Thanks Dave for a great Video informative & to the point 👍

[@rimasingh6679]

This is the greenest tree in the public park in San Jose, CA, despite the summer drought. I got a grown plant from Etsy today.

[@rimasingh6679]

The Chilopsis Linearis I got from Las Pilitas arrived by mail and it is much bigger and healthier.

[@stephaniegutierrez765]

It survives well in N. AZ. to -10

[@hoffer54]

They are certainly a beautiful tree, a bit messy though. I have one in our courtyard in the front of our house. I have flagstone with grass instead of mortar between the stones. When they drop their flowers it takes a bit of work to get them up. I will water the grass, wait a few minutes, and use the blower to blow them out. The grass really likes to be cleaned out, I have a good collection area to contain them. Pick them up and on the compost pile they go.

[@ejohnson3131]

Beautiful! I’m trying to convince my spouse to plant a couple of these. She thinks they’re for a desert landscape and they wouldn’t work in our English cottage garden. I saw one in my neighborhood and there were at least 5 hummingbirds flying around it.

[@RingxWorld]

I'm really surprised that these trees can handle a European winter

[@elmafudd5645]

@@RingxWorld I think their 'English' garden is in the US, but this tree should be fine in SE England with good drainage as it rarely goes below -10c

[@juliegogola4647]

Can I grow one in a pot? I'd need to bring it into the greenhouse in winter, so, need it potted.

[@ernestjohnson1807]

I have 100 going in on my 3.5 acer lot this year. Should help with the wind and look nice doing it.

[@rnguyen2516]

What is the difference between between the desert willow and desert orchid? Wouid either be a good candidate by a pool but set further back? Thank you!

[@hillock10]

ADVICE: The first shot of any product, especially a tree, should be a wide shot so we can see the entire tree and get an idea of its full body dimensions. Without that, give up trying to sell any product.

[@dunedainmom]

Can I transplant a 2 yr old desert willow tree? Its about 6 ft tall. I'd do it when it was dormant, and cut it back to about 3 ft tall, and aim to get a good square foot of root ball...is that possible? Or would I kill it?