posted by Dani on Jan 6
daniel_c_maloney asked:
I recently bought a pussy willow plant and it has gone through a “yellow” budding phase and the buds are beginning to drop. How far back do I prune it now? Btw, I keep it indoors now (end of January in Chicago). Thanks!
Sorry everybody. Yahoo censored my question. it should read “pus sy willow”. It wasn’t meant to be an “adult” question. Thanks in advance for any help.
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I recently bought a pussy willow plant and it has gone through a “yellow” budding phase and the buds are beginning to drop. How far back do I prune it now? Btw, I keep it indoors now (end of January in Chicago). Thanks!
Sorry everybody. Yahoo censored my question. it should read “pus sy willow”. It wasn’t meant to be an “adult” question. Thanks in advance for any help.
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January 9th, 2009 at 1:24 am
u talking bout pot
January 12th, 2009 at 1:12 am
I find it amusing that yahoo edited your tree’s name. I have a weeping pu s sy willow and have yet to learn enough to help you out.
January 14th, 2009 at 2:34 pm
you can prune it anywhere just above a bud-
also you might want to know that it’s a perennial so it needs a winter dormancy if it’s going to live for a long time-you can either plant it outside or keep it in a very cool room a couple of degrees above freezing until spring (it will loose it’s leaves but that’s normal). During active growth (when it has leaves) you must always keep it moist-i actually kept the ones we had in a saucer with an inch of water at all times-just think of the willows that grow at the edges of lakes in parks. if it’s going to be inside you need at least 4-5 hours of DIRECT sunlight or it won’t have enough energy and it’s going to be a sad looking little plant….even in front of a window with no sun will not suffice in the long term. also feed it regularly. from about mid-november to beginning of march keep the earth moist but don’t leave water in the saucer-let it dry just on the surface. Very important-keep it in a room or the garage where it won’t actually freeze but it will be about 5 degrees above freezing (whatever that is in fehrenheit..). in march bring it into a sunny window and wait until it starts budding before watering it abundantly again. or you can just plant it in a very moist and sunny part of the garden!
also the new shoots don’t naturally ‘weep’ at that age so you have to train them-i’m guessing you can use the bonsai technique of wrapping them carefully with copper wires…