The willow grows rapidly but also dies rapidly.

Nov 01, Fortunately, the willow is one of the easy trees to propagate by stem cuttings. On the other hand, the apple tree and many other common fruit trees are more difficult or impossible to propagate from stem cuttings. Some shade trees are also difficult to produce from cuttings and like the fruit tree are propagated by grafting.

Feb 10, You can propagate willows by cutting branches any time of the year. Spring may be the best season because of the ample rain and the new tree will have the entire summer to become established before winter. Take a cutting that is about inches long and the diameter of a pencil. Next place the cutting in water. In time roots will begin to form and you can plant your new tree bushdig.barted Reading Time: 2 mins. One of the nice things about growing willow trees is how easily and fast they grow.

You can plant a 2-foot seedling and within a couple of years, it will be over 15 feet high. One of the best ways to propagate a willow is by taking cuttings of an existing tree and rooting it. Within a few months, you will. Apr 14, The easiest and most predictable way to grow Dapple Willow, Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’, from cuttings is to do them as Hardwood Cuttings in the Winter.

They can be done as Softwood Cuttings in the Summer, but that can be a bit tricky. But as hardwood cuttings they Estimated Reading Time: 3 mins. Jun 16, You can take cuttings from your Dappled Willow any time of year, however in my own experience, the best time to propagate Dappled Willow is anytime during the Winter and Spring seasons - all the way to the end of bushdig.bar