How to deal with a willow structure

[Davescay]

Hi

 

Do any of you guys look after willow structures in schools/nursereys etc?

 

Here is the one i'm tasked with looking after. What would be your recommendations? Treat it like a hedge? Hard prune each winter?

 

Any help appreciated

[GreenGui]

Yes I do -willow igloo with tunnels. Cut back hard each winter 'treat it mean, keep it keen'

 

There's lots of 'do this, do that' advice but essentially cut back hard, if it has gone over because the previous person was a bit "RHS gardens" i.e starts to get leggy, cut back harder still. Think of it as a pollard or coppice