Cricket Bat Willows.

[David oakman]

I was out yesterday rubbing my cricket bat willows and noticed some of them had brown spots on the stems any ideas anyone? How many other people on here grow cricket bat willows? I hope it is not water mark disease.

[Oliver Wright]

This is normally frost damage, please send me photos and I will confirm, kind regards

 

JS Wright & Sons Ltd

[Moley]

Ive been thinking about the possibility of planting cricket bat willows along a stream running through some of our grassland. Any advice about site requirements etc?

[Chris Gagen]

Ive been thinking about the possibility of planting cricket bat willows along a stream running through some of our grassland. Any advice about site requirements etc?

 

WET WET WET!

 

This was told me by Nick Wright, father of Oliver who submitted the post above this.

 

We have around 500 CBW's on a rotation, harvesting and replanting 30-40 each year. The plantation is spread over water meadows used for grazing cattle also, so all the trees within the area the cattle can get to are guarded with weldmesh.

 

If you do decide to plant, be prepared to rub the shoots off up to 3 times a year, if the shoots are allowed to lignify the subsequent marking in the timber will devalue the trunk.

 

Easiest tree ever to plant though, should get a return within 20 years, although we have had willows reach the required 60" circumference within 15 years.

 

 

Good Luck

[Moley]

Thanks for that. Whereabouts can I buy plants from or are they planted as sets?

[Chris Gagen]

planted as sets, not sure if J S Wright and Sons work your patch but they would be a good starting point for you.

 

i would like to give you more information on the issue of sets but we've been supplied by Wrights as part of the sale for as long as anyone in my family can remember...

[Chris Gagen]

Worlds Largest English Cricket Bat Willow Supplier

 

loads of info:001_smile: