AusBonsai

My new house has a tortured willow out the front and my mum told me that they would grow roots from cuttings in water within a fortnight. So i tried a few really big ones and they have now got roots going all over the place. Just wondering if anyone's used them.
thanx
mason

Hi Mason, nice to see you back with us. Yes i have a few contorted Willows but they are extremely hard to style. I will post one for you so you can see what needs to be done. They need lots of food and water.

Cmon you lot Post some piccies so we can all see

Gidday Mason, How is the new house ?

Ken

Speak of the devil; El, Jarrod and myself were having a beer tonight and had wondered where you got to! Hope all is well with the new house and hope to see your tortured willow soon.

hey you guys, great to be back on here. my house is awesome!!! 5 bedrooms!!!
I will try to get some pics of the cuttings, amazing roots for only about 2 weeks.

Great to see you again Mason, good to hear you are enjoying your new place. Can you tell us how your trees managed with the move?

Glad to see you back Mason

Great to have you back on track mate. I took a few cuttings a couple of years ago and if the weather clears a bit I will take a couple of photos tomorrow and post them.
From the little experience I have they probably do not fit into the traditional bonsai styles, but they can become very nice trees in their own right.
Stand by for some photos, hopefully tomorrow.
Watto

I am a bit late with the photos Mason, but better late than never!
This one is a cutting taken about 2 years ago, put in a bucket of water and let root. A little while later it was potted up. I have three of these and all have a similar story, all have had just a little bit of work done, nothing serious as yet. One of them may have a future, let me know what you think.
Watto.

Just found another one, its a bit smaller with a trunk width of about 30mm.

Here is another one that might one day be worth showing.

hey guys
thanx for the pics watto. i really like the last 2. i will try to get some pics of my ones this weekend as i am playing cricket and stuff this week
thanx
mason

Does anybody know where Willows grow naturally? I heard near waterbanks, I was hoping to go looking for some of my own would love to know any general hotspots for a willow


<3 Kree

Hi t7. Anywhere near a waterway. I am not sure of the Brissy area but no need to look for little ones. Just cut of a branch you like and place it in water. it will grow roots in spring. Be careful though . they are a very demanding tree

bodhidharma wrote:Hi t7. Anywhere near a waterway. I am not sure of the Brissy area but no need to look for little ones. Just cut of a branch you like and place it in water. it will grow roots in spring. Be careful though . they are a very demanding tree

thanks for that, yeah I have located a few trees in the brisbane city botanical gardens will go looking for them soon so that i will know where to get cuttings in spring