Tree of Enchantment!!!

The Hollyberry Lady · 01-29-2011, 11:35 PM

This is my new Weeping Pussy Willow...

Here's what was on the label...

The story of Salix Caprea Pendula

The weeping pussy willow is among the most graceful of trees. It is connected with all that is feminine....dreaming, intuition, emotion, enchantment, healing and revitalization. The willow has long since been recognized as a sacred tree by poets, philosophers, and religious leaders, because of the flexibility of it's twigs. The willow's flexibility symbolizes resilience and inspires us to move with life than resist what we are feeling.

Legend has it that willow is bestowed with magical power capable of fulfilling wishes. For a wish to be granted, ask permission of the willow explaining your desire. Select a pliable shoot and tie a loose knot it in expressing your wish. When your wish is fulfilled, return and untie the knot. Remember to thank the willow for your gift.

Too cute, eh?

The growing instructions are as follows...

Tree of Enchantment:

Keep the plant indoors for the first winter, and make sure it's well watered. Silvery white catkins will appear followed by yellow stamens later in the season.

After flowering, cut back to within 2" of the stem allowing new branches to grow for the following year.

This plant is extremely winter hardy. This plant has been grafted, so all wild upright growing shoots must be removed from the stem.

Good luck with your new weeping pussy willow.

I absolutely adored pussy willows as a child and I'm so grateful as an adult to have found such a unique and weeping variety that's been grafted. How cool.

Tomorrow, I'll show some close-up shots of the fuzzy & adorable catkins..

: )

Bob · 01-30-2011, 08:24 AM

Very nice HbL. You do know that this is going to be a giant full sized tree in no time right? You're going to need a bigger place. Like the rest of us

You can make a great rooting hormone substitute with some cut branches and soaking them in water for a few days.

Jananas Bananas · 01-30-2011, 09:27 AM

Gorgeous Sherry! And I love the lore, you will have to give it a try.

~JaNan

The Hollyberry Lady · 02-01-2011, 08:29 AM

I like the lore too, JaNan.

This little tree is only 1 & 1/2 feet tall and it's a dwarf that's been grafted so it'll only reach 4-6 feet tall and likely less if it's kept in a pot. It's a garden ornamental that will grow leaves after the pussy willows drop...

It won't be a huge massive tree that would take over your yard!

I'm thinking of keeping my little tree in a container indoors. It's just too sweet and cute to not enjoy inside. It's definitely one of my best finds to date.

Does it get any more adorable...

: )

The Hollyberry Lady · 02-02-2011, 08:34 AM

Here's how the pussy willows look when they begin to die. They start to turn yellow...

With further development, you can now see the yellow stamens...

What a cool little tree this is. I don't remember the pussy willows turning yellow when I was a kid. I just recall them being soft, white, and silky...like a cat's fur.

I guess my tree will develop leaves after the catkins fall so it provides year round beauty & interest.

: )

Jananas Bananas · 02-02-2011, 09:30 AM

That sure is beautiful! Are they as soft as they look? I think I would be petting them with a finger every time I walked by it. That probably wouldn't be very healthy for it either. ~J

The Hollyberry Lady · 02-02-2011, 09:52 AM

Oh but you must touch them...it's part of the whole enchanting experience.

They are soft & silky like a cat's fur and totally adorable. One cannot resist touching them...a lot.

They are called 'pussy willow' because there was a time long ago when cats and kittens were called 'pussies' and the catkins feel so much like a cat's silky fur, so they named them after felines.

Neat, huh?

Have you ever seen them before, JaNan? They enjoy a good cold & snowy winter so I wasn't sure if they'd like your zone. Maybe I'm wrong though.

I can't wait until mine begins to grow leaves...

: )

Jananas Bananas · 02-02-2011, 10:17 AM

I saw them at the florist area of a local grocery store (of all places) about 3 years ago. I thought they were beautiful but didn't know much about them or their growing preferences. They were expensive too, and I didn't get one (I think they had 4 trees). I have never seen any at the local nurseries or big box stores.

Regular willow and weeping willow grow here. I don't recall ever seeing regular pussy willow here and definitely not the weeping one. That is probably a good indicator that they won't like our climate.

I love seeing all the stages of the catkins! Are the leaves petite like a weeping willow? I know when we were little my Grandma would cut a weeping willow as a switch and if we were particular bad we would feel the sting of that little booger! Owwwwwza!

~J

The Hollyberry Lady · 02-02-2011, 04:54 PM

I love watching the stages of the catkins too, JaNan...

Such an enchanting tree of interest.

I guess you can make baskets with the branches too.

: )

bananarama2 · 02-02-2011, 05:11 PM

Thanks for sharing, Sherry....pun intended, and I think its neat how you bring the outdoors indoors, and continue gardening while the winds blow and the storm rages outside. Very commendable. I have several shrubs that make the transition back and forth from the back deck to the living room every spring and fall, just for that reason. The willow certainly seems happy indoors. JFYI (Jana included), most willows really like a lot of moisture, and do very well along streams and ponds and any spot where there's plenty of soil moisture. They are a very important food source for early emerging bees (hence all the pollen) and so should be included in every landscape where possible. I wish you'd not say that they are dying because of the pollen forming, but they do indeed produce the "pussies" before the leaves appear, notably when temperatures are too cool for the leaves.

The Hollyberry Lady · 02-02-2011, 05:40 PM

Yes, I'm pretty excited about growing this tree, I'll prune it in Spring so that new branches will grow. The catkins only develop on new branches, not old ones.

I was just checking out this site...

Growing and Rooting Weeping Pussy Willow.

Totally cool.

: )

The Hollyberry Lady · 02-02-2011, 07:02 PM

This site is also incredible and shows the very type of tree I have, in the same pot with the same label. It's shows pictures of how to properly prune it as well...

http://www.sunrisegreenhouses.ca/Pus...y%20Willow.pdf

: )

notrecruiting · 02-03-2011, 08:29 AM

That is a nice addition to your garden, is there any plant that you haven't grown? lol

I also love the pic you have with all the snow in the background behind your indoor "jungle". It's quite the contrast.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bob

Very nice HbL. You do know that this is going to be a giant full sized tree in no time right? You're going to need a bigger place. Like the rest of us

You can make a great rooting hormone substitute with some cut branches and soaking them in water for a few days.

I have also read about using a willow "tea" as a natural alternative to root hormones....It's supposedly due to the readyness of the willow branches to sprout roots. I've been wondering if this is true with any other "ready to root" plants...like tomato plants are always producing little root nubs. Will a tomato stem "tea" make a good root hormone? Are you planning on cloning your tree?

Jananas Bananas · 02-03-2011, 09:43 AM

Geez that picture of the pruning looks like it has been scalped!

I don't think I could do that. Does it grow back fast? It looks so sad like that.

~JaNan

The Hollyberry Lady · 02-03-2011, 02:22 PM

I thought the same thing, JaNan!

Apparently though if you don't cut off the old growth and allow new growth to develop, there will be no catkins the following season!

The pussy willows only form on young growth...

I am a huge believer in pruning and think it rejuvenates a plant and makes it young again. The branches will grow in all Spring and Summer...plus leaves too. It'll be ok JaNan, but it must be done.

Notrecruiting...

I'm not sure if I'll use my tree to make tea. I haven't any problems or need for better rooting hormone so I may use the branches to make a basket...just for fun. We'll see though...I often change my mind.

I am also wondering about whether they'd make good scions for grafting, which I have a dream of being successful at someday.

All I know is that I'm in love with this dwarf tree!!!

: )

Jananas Bananas · 02-03-2011, 02:32 PM

Too bad we as humans couldn't do that - cut something off and grow back young again!

But boy we would be some ugly looking creatures until the new growth was complete!

Sherry your living room looks like Spring, even if the view outside tells a totally different story. Just think about the wonderful pure oxygen you get to breathe in your home.

~J

notrecruiting · 02-03-2011, 02:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by The Hollyberry Lady

Notrecruiting...

I'm not sure if I'll use my tree to make tea. I haven't any problems or need for better rooting hormone so I may use the branches to make a basket...just for fun. We'll see though...I often change my mind.

Sorry, I wasn't suggesting you use your tree to make rooting tea. It's also quite apparent that you have no trouble at all getting things to grow. Seed, clipping, or what have you. I was just mentioning that I'd read the same thing about "willow tea" that Bob mentioned, and wondered if there were other "ready to root" type of plants that would also work for a rooting tea.
As far as your particular tree goes, it is a very nice tree, and I would much rather see you make lots of clones before making tea (or baskets for that matter) from the branches.

The Hollyberry Lady · 02-03-2011, 03:08 PM

It's all good, no worries.

Yeah I know...Bob just thinks he knows everything!

I would like to root some of the branches too, and then I can share them with fellow gardeners who are interested. No point in wasting.

Then again, maybe it woulld be cool to try the tea and see if it works as well as they claim. It might be interesting.

Anyway, thanks about my tree and saying it's a cool new addition...I think so too. I gave it a good watering today, but I'm a little shy of fertilizing it just yet. I might in Spring, right after I prune it. I'll see.

I think I should try to root new growth, don't you? Or do you think I should try a piece now? There is actually one branch that is actively growing and I could cut a piece off for a cutting...

: )

notrecruiting · 02-03-2011, 03:35 PM

They say, that it's best to try to root actively growing branches and cut it so many inches long with so many leaf nodes....blah, blah, blah....lol. I think if you want to prune it...might as well try to root it...if you want to wait then wait. I'm no expert. I just take a good look at the plant and if I see a branch growing that I feel is too long or out of place I snip it off and stick it in a cup of water or a little bit of soil. I have faith that you know much better than I what would be best for your tree.

The Hollyberry Lady · 02-03-2011, 03:41 PM

Well, Spring is approaching...and there's no better time than this.

Now you've got me excited and I might just snip off a 4-6 inch shoot tonight off this one new growing branch. I bet it roots and I've even got some hardwood rooting hormone. Might take a few months but I hope it grows into it's own little tree.

I'll take more cuttings in Spring when I prune it and it begins to grow again vigorously.

Let's see what happens then, if I experiment...

: )

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