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Posted by dvcrocco z5 IN (My Page) on Sat, Apr 24, 04 at 17:16
| I have a space beside my little pond that is frequently soggy wet from overflow from the pond. When the [pond overflows it is REALLY wet, like soup. I have planted a hakura nishiki willow, also known as a painted willow, there and now I am having second thoughts. Does anyone have an opinion about whether it will do well there? I have willows of a wild variety growing in a drainage ditch on my property and they do great, but this plant is kind of fancy and I am afraid it might be fussy as well. do all willows just love water? thank you in advance for your thoughts. Vicki crocco |
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RE: painted willow
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- Posted by yjtj 5/6 NY (My Page) on
Tue, Apr 27, 04 at 12:14
| it likes water as most willows do. they will also grow in normal conditions. yours will probably just grow a little faster. |
RE: painted willow
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| Last year my husband and I worked with a Nursery to landscape our back yard. We advised the Nursery that the majority of the area was wet right through to the summer. (When I say "wet", I mean you squelch when you walk through it and it makes it difficult - if not impossible to cut the lawn). On their advice we planted 2 willows several poplars and a maple - all of which have not taken. When we had the Nursery come out to see, they advised us that the area was too wet for the willows and the other trees to thrive. In their words, "there's wet and then there's drowning". After reading the posts about water loving plants, I am hesitant to believe that this was the case. I am not sure whether to have the existing willows replaced, or to create a pond/bog area at the lowest point. Any suggestions? |
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