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MalcW

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Plant ID
« on: July 29, 2015, 14:42 »
Hi all

Does anyone know what this tree is? It's around 30ft high and growing in the back garden of our new house.

Thanks.

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Norfolkgrey

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Re: Plant ID
« Reply #1 on: July 29, 2015, 14:44 »
Possibly a twisted willow
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« Reply #2 on: July 29, 2015, 16:16 »
Looks like that to me, but we call it a corkscrew willow.  You can chop them right back, and they will survive (we have manage to keep ours to about 6ft with a severe prune every year).
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MalcW

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Re: Plant ID
« Reply #3 on: July 30, 2015, 14:10 »
Quote from: ghost61 on July 29, 2015, 16:16
Looks like that to me, but we call it a corkscrew willow.  You can chop them right back, and they will survive (we have manage to keep ours to about 6ft with a severe prune every year).

Thanks, that's good to know. When the time comes we're going to get it pruned back. It's a nice tree though, so we don't want to lose it.
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Re: Plant ID
« Reply #4 on: July 30, 2015, 14:34 »
Salix contorta - nice one!
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MalcW

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Re: Plant ID
« Reply #5 on: July 30, 2015, 16:30 »
Quote from: Goosegirl on July 30, 2015, 14:34
Salix contorta - nice one!

Ooh, a posh tree! I feel like I've just gone up in the world. Thanks GG.
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compostqueen

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« Reply #6 on: July 30, 2015, 21:26 »
They like it moist!  Mine grew in our garden pond for a while as I put it in there for the frogs to use as a ladder. Poor thing. It was in a pot at the time
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