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Growing => General Gardening => Topic started by: MalcW on July 29, 2015, 14:42

Title: Plant ID
Post by: MalcW 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.

Title: Re: Plant ID
Post by: Norfolkgrey on July 29, 2015, 14:44

Possibly a twisted willow

Title: Re: Plant ID
Post by: 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).

Title: Re: Plant ID
Post by: MalcW 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.

Title: Re: Plant ID
Post by: Goosegirl on July 30, 2015, 14:34

Salix contorta - nice one!

Title: Re: Plant ID
Post by: MalcW 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.

Title: Re: Plant ID
Post by: compostqueen 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