help my willow please!

magick girl · Wed Aug 03, 2005 8:59 am

I planted a japanese fantail pussy willow. it looked good when I bought it. it seemed to be ok for about 6 weeks and then over night it tuned brown. I watered for the most part. I left it in place with the hopes that the roots are ok. any suggestions?
thanks!

opabinia51 · Wed Aug 03, 2005 12:42 pm

How often did you water it and what type of fertilizer did you use?

magick girl · Thu Aug 04, 2005 10:45 am

I tried to water at least every other day. we had alot of rain for the first 3 or 4 weeks after I planted it. I used mirical grow 3 month granuals. do you think it's roots will survive?

The Helpful Gardener · Thu Aug 04, 2005 6:01 pm

Willows are famous rooters and not shy about water either. I don't like the blue fertilizer as all the recommended dosages are just a step shy of deadly and I 'm not sure about that last step either...

Cut the dead brown stems off (scratch the bark first to check; if it's still green leave it...). Could help the bottom that's trying to support dead tissue...

Let us know; okay?

Scott