Weeping willows are undeniably beautiful to look at. If it weren't for the enormous amount of space! If you only have limited space, you still don't have to do without the deciduous tree in your own garden. With these tips, you will be able to keep the pronounced growth small.

Weeping willows can grow very large if left unchecked

Ways to keep the weeping willow small

  • regular cut
  • Bucket attitude
  • braid a screen

Regular cut

While other trees can confidently get by with an annual cut, the weeping willow requires more intensive care. Especially if you want to keep your deciduous tree as small as possible, the pruning should be more radical several times a year.

Bucket attitude

Can you imagine keeping the huge deciduous tree in the bucket? Give it a try! With intensive care, you can also cultivate the weeping willow in small format. However, the following aspects are required:

  • the bucket must be wider than it is high
  • provide the tree with sufficient nutrients
  • help young trees grow upright in the first few years with a support post
  • water your weeping willow regularly
  • add liquid fertilizer to the irrigation water once or twice a month
  • Cut back the weeping willow radically every spring

Weave a screen

With this method, the weeping willow does not appear in its actual growth form, but you benefit twice from the tree. How about using the rapid growth of young shoots to build a privacy screen? Here's how to do it:

  1. Cut off young shoots from an existing tree
  2. Place them in the ground at the point where the privacy screen will later rise up
  3. Water the cuttings well
  4. The branches will soon sprout and grow larger
  5. Initially, support the branches with a stake
  6. Once the shoots have reached the desired height, braid them together
  7. Cut off the protruding ends

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