The Free Rooting Hormone Hiding In Your Backyard That Actually Works

Skip the store-bought stuff — this simple and creative Native American–inspired technique uses a natural helper you might ...
Houston Chronicle

How do I deal with protuding willow roots?

Q. We have a beautiful globe willow in our backyard that was uprooted on one side during the Rita winds. We successfully replanted the tree, put a nutrient recommended by a local nursery on wet roots, ...
Yahoo

The Only Good Place For a Weeping Willow

The weeping willow (Salix babylonica), sometimes also called Babylon willow, is a polarizing plant. While some adore this unique-looking tree for its droopy charm, others believe that enjoying the ...
East Bay Times

‘Willow water’ solution for root transplants

Q: I PURCHASED and used curly willow branches to supplement my holiday decorations. While in water, they developed white roots. Can I continue to grow the curly willow as an ornamental indoor plant or ...
The Spokesman-Review

In the Garden: Gardener finds creative ways to deal with willow’s unintended consequences

Marie Cole is a can-do gardener. Give her a challenge, and she will come up with creative ways to solve it. She and her husband, Steve, are owners of Cole’s Orchard on Green Bluff. When she’s not ...
Chicago Tribune

WILLOW WATER EXTRACT HELPS PLANTS TO ROOT

Q-How can I make willow water extract at home? A-Scientists have long hypothesized a root-stimulating substance called Rhizocaline. Now the real thing has materialized in propagation work at the ...
inforum

Hortiscope: Willow shoots will sprout for a few years

Q: I hope you might have the time to answer a question about willow trees. I cleared off some willow trees to make way for a vegetable garden. In my rush to set up the garden, I did not treat the ...