Weeping Willow

I'd had Weeping Willow for about eight months with acceptable but unremarkable results. Then I started really paying attention to keeping a mulch-free collar immediately around the trunk and the difference over the next two months was dramatic. significant impact on the microclimate and character o…

I brought Weeping Willow home six months ago with high hopes and almost no knowledge. The first challenge was understanding staking correctly with a low stake to allow the trunk to flex and strengthen — something I hadn't expected to matter so much. Once I got that right, the whole thing settled dow…

Someone gave me Weeping Willow as a birthday gift and I barely knew what it was. Two years later it's my most treasured plant and I've spent more time researching it than I'd care to admit. The key discovery was keeping a mulch-free collar immediately around the trunk — once that clicked, the plant…

I don't have a garden so a specimen on a lawn as a traditional statement tree is my only option for Weeping Willow. It absolutely works — with the right attention to formative pruning in the first five years to build a clear leader you can get excellent results in containers. significant impact on …