Sick Weeping Willow tree in pot
Are you sure the water got into the pot?
The pot looks very small. I understand that willows need a lot of water . Your pot might not be big enough to hold what it needs.
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Are you sure the water got into the pot?
The pot looks very small. I understand that willows need a lot of water . Your pot might not be big enough to hold what it needs.
Last edited: 05 June 2016 11:31:35
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Hi. The soil looks too dry and I agree with B3 in that the pot looks too small. Loads of water needed and you need to replace that tree tie, which looks too tight, with a proper expanding one or you will kill the tree
Willows are planted in boggy pastures and around natural ponds to soak up water and help drain land. They send their roots out deep and wide to seek out water which is why tehy should never be planted near house walls or drainage pipes.
Yours is in tiny pot and almost bone dry. It is suffering from thirst and starvation and lack of root space. If you can't plant it out, give it to someone who can then do soem research on trees suitable for growing in pots - minimum 60cm square..
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw
You could prune top and bottom and go the bonsai route. I've seen some lovely specimens. Not to my taste though.
these are huge trees and can't be grown in pots for long otherwise
In the sticks near Peterborough
I think this is not a suitable tree for you.
In the sticks near Peterborough
Do it a kindness and re-home it.
"We don't stop playing because we grow old; we grow old because we stop playing." - George Bernard Shaw