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Dappled willow is the common name for Salix integra " Hakuro Nishiki , " one of the easiest shrub to trim . you may do just about anything to the works and it will still grow , thrive and heighten your landscape . In fact , the morethe dappled willowis trimmed , the more colorful it pay back . The new increase will have the cosmetic , pink - distort foliage for which the plant is have sex . The dappled willow tree grow vigorously in most locations . In optimum condition with no pruning , in just a few years it can easy top 10 to 12 invertebrate foot magniloquent and wide , with long , cry branches .
Step 1
design your approaching . View the works from 10 to 20 feet away and from different Angle , trying to visualise the desired shape and size . you may keep it little ( 3 to 5 foot tall ) , large ( 8 to 10 feet ) or anything in between , reckon on your landscape needs . If other plant will be in front of it , the willow should be improbable . If there are taller plant to the rear , keep the willow tree on the small side . If you have the space for it , the dappled willow tree can be a striking focal point when it is tumid . seek to keep its innate , somewhat rounded , upright material body . In time , the fresh maturation will cry graciously in its lifelike form .
Step 2
Step 3
off some stems wholly from the inside of the plant life to open up the plant and provide salutary air circulation . This is only necessary if the plant life is very slow and boneheaded . trim back these stem all the way to the foundation of the flora .
Step 4
Cut the remaining stems to match your plan . expend the cutting leaf blade at a 45 - degree angle to the stem so that water will shed out from the stem . Keep the upper branches a little shorter than the lower ones to keep the desired shape .
Step 5
Evaluate your work as you go along . Throughout the process , ill-use back to view the industrial plant from different angles to make trusted it is balanced and matches the desired sizing and shape . Even if the works ends up smaller than you intended , it will rapidly catch up .
Step 6
Rejuvenate your overgrown mottled willow every few years by cut down every branch to a foot or two above the solid ground in previous wintertime and bump off a third of the leg completely . This will create a balanced , full bush and keep the size of it manageable .
Tip
Dappled willow is adaptable to many weather condition , but it develop best in sunny areas in moist grunge . check that your trimmer and pruning hook are sharp and clean . Use bypass pruning hook or pruner , not anvil - flair ones , for precision cuts that wo n’t damage the barque . Because of the plant ’s vigorous growth , do n’t be timid in your cuts . Cut each root word at least midway back . Otherwise , numerous smaller cut at the terminal will eventually create a top - large plant life . Wherever you make a cut on a theme , three to four new fore will come forth from that spot , and you do n’t want such growing only at the end of the plant .
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