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Old 17-10-2006, 05:52 AM
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Originally Posted by perrancott
I asked this question yesterday and the responses, while interesting,
were not answers to my question so I will repeat it..

If a weeping willow is cut down will it send out new shoots and, if it
does, will they weep or will they be straight? Has anyone else done
this?
Depends upon how well you cut it down! Use a stump grinder to do the job properly. If you don’t cut it down properly then yes the plant will reshoot, as to the type of branch produced, you don’t say whether the plant has been grafted or not so it’s impossible to tell.
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