posted by Dani on Jan 9
cyclops asked:
I purchased a small blossoming pusy willow in february. The tree is in 5 gal pot and have been doing very well all summer long. I trimmed the branches in june. I keep the pot indoor by the window facing South. I water it twice a week.
Suddenly, for the past two weeks (beginning of september), the leaves are start curling, Only about 20% of leaves healthy now. I live in new york and the indoor temparature is 60F at night and 70 during day time.
Please help!
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I purchased a small blossoming pusy willow in february. The tree is in 5 gal pot and have been doing very well all summer long. I trimmed the branches in june. I keep the pot indoor by the window facing South. I water it twice a week.
Suddenly, for the past two weeks (beginning of september), the leaves are start curling, Only about 20% of leaves healthy now. I live in new york and the indoor temparature is 60F at night and 70 during day time.
Please help!
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January 12th, 2009 at 11:19 am
They will go dormant for the winter but now is a little early. Sounds like you may have let it get a little dry at some point. This may have induced an early dormancy or death. You won’t really know until spring. Keep it watered and leave it outside until then. Or you can bring it back inside early and force it to an early spring. RScott
January 13th, 2009 at 9:47 am
Rscott is heading in the right direction… but…
The plant you’ve got is really an outdoor plant, (Salix caprea) pu**ywillow needs a dormant period. Part of that is signaled by the amount of sunlight the plant gets, as the hours diminish, the plant should change colors. The other part of the fall signal is the temperature. Right now the night time temps should be lower than 60F… and continuing to drop.
I think that the plant should go outside for the rest of the year. So that it can go dormant. If it doesn’t get a dormant season, it probably won’t survive. In late Feb. or March you can bring the plant back in, allow it to ‘flower’ and show off for a while. Fertilize it after it’s done ‘blooming’ with a good general purpose fertilizer through out the season.
These sorts of plants are usually meant as a seasonal accent indoors and not as a year round houseplant. But with a little diligence it can be done.
I hope that this helps
Good luck-