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.

"perrancott" wrote in message
I asked this question yesterday and the responses, while
interesting,
were not answers to my question so I will repeat it..

Response is entirely voluntary.

If a weeping willow is cut down will it send out new shoots

No-one can guarantee you that it will do so. It is likely to do so
but since we haven't seen the tree and know nothing about where it is
or the surrounding conditions, then no guarantees.

and, if it
does, will they weep or will they be straight?

Weeping willows do not suddenly become another variety of willow
because they are cut. However, the response of your specigfic tree
and indeed any tree depends on HOW they are cut. Any tree will
usually respond to a severe cutting by sending out very vigorous and
multiple new grown in a very straight path, but given that the tree is
predesitined to weep then it will, eventually start to weep again.

If this was a tree in my garden and I wished to keep it, I'd arrange
for very selective pruning of individual branches over a 3 year
period. That way you'll get a more controlled regrowth and only have
to take out the growth that affects your view.

And as for basketry. Baskets can be made of anything including
grasses an dried twigs from any species of plant. The willows usually
used for basketry is the Osier willows rather than Salix Babylonica.

Farm1 wrote:
"perrancott" wrote in message
I asked this question yesterday and the responses, while
interesting,
were not answers to my question so I will repeat it..

Response is entirely voluntary.

If a weeping willow is cut down will it send out new shoots

No-one can guarantee you that it will do so. It is likely to do so
but since we haven't seen the tree and know nothing about where it is
or the surrounding conditions, then no guarantees.

and, if it
does, will they weep or will they be straight?

Weeping willows do not suddenly become another variety of willow
because they are cut. However, the response of your specigfic tree
and indeed any tree depends on HOW they are cut. Any tree will
usually respond to a severe cutting by sending out very vigorous and
multiple new grown in a very straight path, but given that the tree is
predesitined to weep then it will, eventually start to weep again.

If this was a tree in my garden and I wished to keep it, I'd arrange
for very selective pruning of individual branches over a 3 year
period. That way you'll get a more controlled regrowth and only have
to take out the growth that affects your view.

And as for basketry. Baskets can be made of anything including
grasses an dried twigs from any species of plant. The willows usually
used for basketry is the Osier willows rather than Salix Babylonica.

Yes I know response is voluntary but I did expect it to answer the
question and not be a rant.

Anyway thank you for your reply. I have decided to have it cut down
and removed completely.

An Oasis wrote:
perrancott Wrote:
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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An Oasis


I have no idea whether the tree is grafted or not. I did not plant it
and do not know who did. Thanks for an on-topic reply.

Uzytkownik "perrancott" napisal w wiadomosci
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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?

Is this Salix alba? Where I live, this willow is a very well-known landscape
element, since all the branches are cut down every few years (supposedly for
fuel or forage - opinions differ). After several cuts, it develops a very
charakteristic look, you may see it he
http://www.pbase.com/kailash/image/49791043. Whether it is beautiful is of
course a matter of taste Both Salix alba and Salix babylonica respond
quite well to very severe pruning. Ah, yes, the new shoots will grow
straight for one or two years. When they become longer, they assume the
weeping habit

Regards, Barbara.

On 17/10/06 16:05, in article
, "perrancott"
wrote:

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Anyway thank you for your reply. I have decided to have it cut down
and removed completely.

Dear me, how extreme for a reply that was helpful not just to YOU but to the
entire group. Shame.

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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/

perrancott writes
Yes I know response is voluntary but I did expect it to answer the
question and not be a rant.

A totally unrealistic expectation for urg! ;-)
--
Kay

"perrancott" wrote in message

Yes I know response is voluntary but I did expect it to answer the
question and not be a rant.

Anyway thank you for your reply.

Too funny. You decide to take the advice from those who you think
DIDN'T answer the question and who you think just gave you a rant for
a response. I reply and give you specific responses to your questions
and you don't take it on board. Amazing!

On 17/10/06 18:35, in article , "K"
wrote:

perrancott writes
Yes I know response is voluntary but I did expect it to answer the
question and not be a rant.

A totally unrealistic expectation for urg! ;-)

Thanks for the support, Kay.

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Sacha
www.hillhousenursery.co.uk
South Devon
http://www.discoverdartmoor.co.uk/