[IBC] Dried up Willow
 

I just returned from an extended absence of 3 weeks (2 on vacation, 1 for
work). For the most part, my trees came through very well - with one
glaring exception. I have a willow where ALL the leaves are now brown and
crispy. I know willows are pretty tough, so I pulled it from the pot and
put it in a much larger container in a shaded area. I've been misting, but
am careful not to over-water. Any hope for this tree?

Jeff Isom
Cleveland, OH / Sunset Zone 39

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[IBC] Dried up Willow
 

I just returned from an extended absence of 3 weeks (2 on
vacation, 1 for
work). For the most part, my trees came through very well -
with one
glaring exception. I have a willow where ALL the leaves are
now brown and
crispy. I know willows are pretty tough, so I pulled it from
the pot and
put it in a much larger container in a shaded area. I've been
misting, but
am careful not to over-water. Any hope for this tree?

Not if you really "pulled" it from its pot.

Is there green under the bark? If so, treat it as a cutting. In
Cleveland, it's probably too late in the summer for any new
growth to harden off before your winter (which the new edition of
the Farmer's Almanac says is gonna be horrendous in the Midwest
and northeast) sets in, so it will need winter protection.

Jim Lewis - - Tallahassee, FL - The phrase
'sustainable growth' is an oxymoron. - Stephen Viederman

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