It's just amazing what you can learn on this list!!!!!
Thanks for the info on rooting cutting with willow. This is new to me.
Linda (a keen gardener) and the diggy dogs =:o
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> The willow tree has naturally occurring growth hormone. The willow
> tree branches will root easily. In WV, my uncles, to strengthen the
> fences from neighbor's cattle, would go around and stick willow
> sticks into the fence rows. Then when those grew, they would stick
> some of the smaller branches into the rows. That would make a pig
> tight and bull strong fence.
> My husband, a nurseryman, when faced with a cutting type that had
> very low survival rates naturally, would put some willow cuttings in
> a pot of water after he had sliced the ends of the cuttings. Then,
> after a day or so, he could get real good rooting rates on the more
> delicate, expensive plants he wanted. Plus, the willows rooted also.
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