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Should I train a weeping willow?
I bought and planted a weeping willow about three years ago and it is
really thriving. It's become a sturdy plant with lots of new shoots in the spring. Trouble is, it only ever seems to grow DOWNwards! By that I mean the branches are firmly all clumped together pointing DOWN. When I gently take one of the newer, thinner, and thus more pliable branches it can be lifted upwards quite a way. But of course, when I let go it falls back down again. There is no sign that this tree/bush on its own will ever spread upwards and seems destined to remain an ever thicker "clump" close to the ground. (Maybe I'll add a picture to my web site later so that readers can see what I mean.) But is the conventional practice to train the branches, either by staking or with guide wires? Or do I just leave the plant and let nature take its course? MM |
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