How to Prune a Weeping Willow
A weeping willow tree is one of those trees that you can prune if you wish and don't have to if you don't want to. If you have a large yard with plenty of space for your tree, weeping willows look great natural without any pruning or shaping. Does this Spark an idea?
Instructions
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Shape the weeping willow the way you want it when it is young. Pruning a young weeping willow tree helps it to have the shape that you want as it grows larger.
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Cut away suckers that grow from the ground and travel up the trunk of the weeping willow tree. Suckers stress the tree and prevent it from growing well. Cut the suckers off at the ground, remove them from the tree trunk, and dispose of them.
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Trim back the branches of the weeping willow tree if they get in your way or if you want to let more sunshine into the yard. Weeping willows are hardy trees and can be pruned to fit your needs without causing them harm.
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Remove dead and broken branches as soon as you see them. Weeping willow trees have brittle soft wood that breaks easily. Periodically prune dead wood, to prevent a build up of tree litter in the yard.
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Tips & Warnings
Weeping willows typically grow 60 feet tall and a mature tree can have a diameter of 40 feet. Because of the size of this tree, and the amount of tree litter that it makes, they are not recommended for small yards.
Weeping willow trees have an invasive route system that could do damage to wells, septic tanks and water lines.
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Comments
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alright iv been landscapin for yrs now n my willows r sick n dripin sap is there a home remody that I can use.
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got it.
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patrickgibbonss
Oct 16, 2009
I'm a 2nd year student about to graduate with a FFA certification license. I have been trimming my 12 year old weeping willow for about 4 years and each year I feel like I get more and more advanced. Today actully about 2 hours ago I was trimming it because it's getting to be 40-30 degrees at night. Well anyways as I was trimming away, my idea was to get the weeping willow under more control then ever, well I cut down the heart of where everything grows up and then down.. (as if I just cut the top off and pretty much the whole tree fell off). When I cut it off I seen that there was little baby braches on the side of the tree. So my question, Well my weeping willow become diseased and die or will it stay alive? -And a post on the pruning when it's a baby, it the best and most excellent thing you can do for you weeping willow.
