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Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Fri Mar 25, 11 9:13 pm Post subject:
We're going to plant up the wet corner behind the reedbed with willows next winter (once the digger has been in and landscaped it a bit). I was inspired by a visit to Pennine Camphill Community and seeing their coppice bed. The willow behind the pond is just coming out in leaf too - looks lovely hanging over the water.

Cathryn

Joined: 16 Jul 2005
Posts: 19862
Location: Ceredigion

Posted: Fri Mar 25, 11 9:20 pm Post subject:
I like it, it fringes all my Mums fields as they are surrounded by a ditch (probably sounds very familiar). I also think (like to think) that it is grazed for it's salicilic acid when stock is feeling unwell.

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 42223
Location: North Devon

Posted: Fri Mar 25, 11 10:26 pm Post subject:
Can people who don't have willow bordering their fields buy aspirin licks for their livestock then?

Rob R

Joined: 28 Oct 2004
Posts: 31902
Location: York

Posted: Sat Mar 26, 11 8:20 am Post subject:
The stock eating the willow in the soakaway certainly gives me a headache...

VSS

Joined: 14 Jan 2007
Posts: 2845
Location: Llyn Peninsula, North Wales

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 11 4:13 pm Post subject:
We planted a load of willow slips this way above the fruit trees to soak up the water that was running down the hill. They have dried it up brilliantly.

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 11 4:35 pm Post subject:
I'd like to plant some willows, the ornamental types with brightly coloured new growth. Being me, I don't wan to pay for them though! Anyone got any?

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 11 4:42 pm Post subject:
Not I. Though for some reason you've just reminded me of my grandmother who used to just march into people's garden's and take a cutting if she saw something she fancied. You could try getting some that way.

jamanda
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Joined: 22 Oct 2006
Posts: 35128
Location: Devon

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 11 4:44 pm Post subject:
Come and visit and we'll let you loose in Rosemoor

mochyn

Joined: 21 Dec 2004
Posts: 24585
Location: mid-Wales

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 11 4:57 pm Post subject:
You two have got me completely wrong! I really can;t stand people who take cutting or even seedpods without asking. I just fancy a stand of willos with lovely coloured shoots but cant afford to buy any!

sean
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Joined: 28 Oct 2004
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Location: North Devon

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 11 4:59 pm Post subject:
I didn't think you would really. A friend of mine's parents stopped doing the open garden thing because people would turn up and dig up whole plants, never mind just taking cuttings.

Nicky cigreen

Joined: 25 Jun 2007
Posts: 9917
Location: Devon, uk

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 11 5:09 pm Post subject:

willow is amazing stuff - we planted up a little area for trees - and took the advice of going for what else is growing well locally - so we have ash, willow and alder. we did sneak in a sweet chestnut.. and it died.. we filled in the gaps with just poking bits of willow in the ground.. they have all taken.

last autumn we cut down a corkscrew willow in our garden that was dragging a wall down with it - himself has had a nice time wittling bits of that so it was left where it was until he had taken the wood he wanted. cleared some of it up today. just logs lying about.. they had sprouted roots and new buds. willow is determined.

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 11 5:57 pm Post subject:
I have a horrible feeling that the dogwood branches I am using to support my polytunnel peas are rooting

Sally Too

Joined: 14 Sep 2006
Posts: 2511
Location: N.Ireland

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 11 6:34 pm Post subject:
Dog wood roots really easily! I have a hedge that prooves that point! As for willow - I just planted a weeping willow. It has lovely yellow branches... I also planted (from twigs) a willow house a few years ago... well okay a ring of willow that I pretend looks like a sort of den/house for the kids! (Who are now that it looks good have mostly grown up!)

Green Rosie

Joined: 13 May 2007
Posts: 10498
Location: Calvados, France

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 11 6:39 pm Post subject:

Sally too wrote:

Dog wood roots really easily! I have a hedge that prooves that point!

I may now have a dogwood hedge in my polytunnel

blossom

Joined: 06 Dec 2010
Posts: 100
Location: Pays de La Loire, France

Posted: Sun Mar 27, 11 7:12 pm Post subject:
To prevent rooting last year, I put my willow wattles in with the 'cuttings' upside down. Didn't work - they still rooted - sigh

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