Japanese Dappled Willow Pruning

Also remove suckers from the base of the tree.

Japanese dappled willow pruning. Published on feb 7 2020 the other day i spent some time out in the yard pruning back some severely overgrown japanese dappled willows. You can prune a dappled willow as early as the beginning of winter when the plant has gone dormant. Thin the tricolor dappled willow to open up its shape by pruning branches at their point of origin from a larger branch or at the ground. Dappled japanese willow tree can be grown in a range of conditions.

Flamingo japanese willow is a rapid grower. Pruning pruning group 1 pests may be affected by aphids caterpillars leaf beetles and sawflies diseases may be affected by willow anthracnose a rust and a canker. This is essential for the health and vitality of the plant. A very forgiving plant if necessary you can cut back a japanese willow to the height of about 12 inches 30 cm to let it rejuvenate and to try to keep a better handle on its future size and shape.

Step 1 prune for rejuvenation in early winter. The tree can be kept down in size by pruning during the spring months which does not phase the plant and in fact promotes summer leaf color and winter twig color. Pruning and propagating a japanese dappled willow japanese dappled willow plant propagation shrubs by dave yet again i found myself taking more cuttings of a japanese dappled willow salix integra. You can prune it once the weather has turned cold for good in your area 1 x research source you may be able to prune it as early as late november step 2 prune before mid to late spring.

Remove the oldest and longst branches first then step back. Fortunately with regular pruning and trimming the size and shape can be maintained. Start pruning a dappled willow by removing dead broken or diseased branches. The dappled willow is a pretty easy plant to grow doing fine in most garden conditions.

If the plant growth is dense you should then work on cutting back dappled willows on the inside to open them and allow for better air circulation. You want to do this type of pruning before new growth begins. The reddish branches in winter here on a heavily pruned pollarded top grafted specimen.