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Post by daylilydude on Feb 18, 2012 8:29:15 GMT -5
I know there are some uses for this tree, we have 3 on the new property, besides being beautiful, but I just can't remember them, any help would be great!
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Post by izitmidnight on Feb 18, 2012 9:44:41 GMT -5
Look around, you may find a spring nearby. They are always found near water!
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Post by txdirtdog on Feb 18, 2012 10:39:34 GMT -5
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Post by stratcat on Feb 18, 2012 12:40:39 GMT -5
Thanks for the link! I've heard of using Willows to make rooting hormone, and now, a recipe.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2012 16:06:35 GMT -5
trimmings make good pea fence - stick some in dirt, upright, and weave some in horizontally. Deb
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Post by Deleted on Feb 18, 2012 16:08:25 GMT -5
forgot to add - make sure to pull them up after peas are done - they will root !! Deb
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Post by coppice on Feb 18, 2012 17:33:52 GMT -5
Willow was used as charcoal for gunpowder.
Its still planted in low spots to dry out the area.
Had uses in shaped laminar plywood.
As others have posted was a woven fence and wattle and daub foundation.
OK I'm all thunk out.
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Post by txdirtdog on Feb 21, 2012 12:44:01 GMT -5
I may have posted the link, but this is my first time actually making willow water. I'm surprised how fresh the scent of the steeping water is. I can't quite place the smell, but I think it reminds me a little of burdock root and something else. Very nice.
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Post by daylilydude on Feb 22, 2012 17:57:19 GMT -5
Thank you for the link TDD, it has helped more than you know!
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Post by txdirtdog on Feb 22, 2012 19:33:12 GMT -5
![:)](//storage.proboards.com/3247375/images/AgR8NN4iidU1wy_OcyQm.png) Sincerely hope it works for ya.
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Post by daylilydude on Mar 11, 2013 6:56:40 GMT -5
A picture just can't do this justice... ![](http://i1324.photobucket.com/albums/u607/1964richard/2013-03-10075926_zpsdfec620d.jpg) it is a gorgeous green compaired to the background sorry it was raining a little when I took the pic.
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Post by coppice on Mar 11, 2013 7:39:39 GMT -5
And as you point out its a pretty tree (or bonsai).
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Post by izitmidnight on Mar 11, 2013 8:55:06 GMT -5
Always loved the willow tree.
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Post by Laura_in_FL on Mar 11, 2013 9:28:12 GMT -5
Me, too. But they have an unfortunate habit of falling over in hurricanes or even a pretty good thunderstorm, if the ground is already wet. If I had a pond set away from my house, I would absolutely have willows at the shore. But not in a small lot. About ten years ago my next-door neighbor lost his big willow in a storm...luckily it fell away from his house.
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Post by gixxerific on Mar 11, 2013 11:38:03 GMT -5
Can't belive it is budding already.
I have 2 that size or bigger in my yard. I use them to make willow tea. How convieniant right,
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