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Nov 01, To start a new tree from the stem of a willow tree, take a healthy branch, place it in moist soil in the spring or late winter. If the soil remains moist, the stem should form roots in a month or so and by the end of the growing season will have a good root system.

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If it is started on the site where you wish it to grow, you will not need to transplant it, but some shade from the sun will be necessary while the root system is forming. If you start.

Apr 24, Here's another installment of our growing trees from cuttings videos.

We took these cuttings 20 days ago, and now they're well rooted, and we're transferring. Mar 28, Answer: GRAYCAT, Willow cuttings root easily because the tissues contain a natural root-promoting hormone. They can be started any time of the year in pots, or outside in late winter or early spring. To start a tree from a cutting, select a healthy branch that is approximately 1/2 inch to 1 inch in diameter, and about inches long.

You can use a technique called layering.

Feb 10, You can propagate willows by cutting branches any time of the year. Spring may be the best season because of the ample rain and the new tree will have the entire summer to become established before winter.

Take a cutting that is about inches long and the diameter of a pencil. Next place the cutting in shrubclean.barted Reading Time: 2 mins.