Willow Pollard

[Backpain]

Hi guys, been asked to pollard a weeping willow (salix babilonica i think).

 

When's the best time to do it? Just wondered because its just coming into leaf.

 

I'd assume it pretty hard to kill a willow with using round-up or fire!!!

 

Cheers for the advice

[AA Teccie (Paul)]

Hi guys, been asked to pollard a weeping willow (salix babilonica i think).

 

When's the best time to do it? Just wondered because its just coming into leaf.

 

I'd assume it pretty hard to kill a willow with using round-up or fire!!!

 

Cheers for the advice

 

Shame, summer time, avoiding drought periods, and phased if the client will go for it, i.e. 50% reduce in yr1 and then the rest in yr3 (hoping some lower stems will have developed.)

 

My experience has shown weeping willow doesn't always regrow so advise the client of the risk of such.

 

TTFN..

Paul

[Peasgood]

Best practice is to leave one big branch until next year. That works by drawing the sap to keep it alive.