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Profile Image June Bensted

junebensted

Artist at heart . Love to paint pictures and my gardens ( one in SW England the other in SW France) provide the canvas !

Salix matsudana

  • Season Icon Late SpringLate Spring 2016
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kathy

Tortuous willow

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  • Season Icon Mid SummerMid Summer 2015
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junebensted

This twisted willow is growingupwards at a tremendous rate. I dont want a huge willow tree in my front garden . Can i lop off the top to contain it? Will it bush out rather than upwards? Any ideas folks ? @justin @richard.spicer @kathy

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justin

Hello June... I don't have forst hand knowledge of this I'm afraid but I've just read online that you can be quite ruthless with a twisted willow but late autumn / winter is the best time to prune it when the roots are dormant. You can then shape it as you wish...

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junebensted

Thanks Justin

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