I have a three foot weeping willow in a garden pot. My backyard area is sunny and no water is near. If I transfer to the ground, will it survive?
Yes, you should transplant your tree to the ground in the fall or spring, and follow proper planting procedures:
It will need to be watered after planting and once a week after that for the next month, then less frequently, as described in the article.
Our tree started losing big strips of bark, now up to 8 ft of tree, all the way around. Don't see any kind of bugs, etc. under bark. What is wrong, will it die? Don't know how to do picture.
Willows are subject to a number of diseases and pests.
Crown Gall, Canker or Scab, though none of these will generally cause the bark to strip or fall off.
Poplar or Willow borers can tunnel under the bark and cause the bark to split or crack. Look for other signs of these insects, like sawdust piles at the base of the tree, swelling branches or twig dieback.
Permethrin can be used to kill these insects.
Sun scald occurs in the winter when the sun reflects off the snow. The sunlight creates heat and it heat the molecules in the tree, then when the temperature drops at night the molecules freeze.
This damages the bark and it breaks and peels.
Most trees will recover from Sun scald on there own, but watch for disease or insects in these wounds.
Injury of bark can often come from animals. Loose wire around the tree can deter critters.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/willow/grow-a-willow-tree.htm
I've got a patch of grass on my front garden and my gardener suggested I planted a dwarf weeping willow. The place is extrimily windy, there is not much sun and the soil is pure clay. After reading the instruction on how to plant willows, I am not sure that's the right place or soil. Can you help? I'm not very experient gardener. Thank you for your help. M. Hyland
I agree with you. Willows really prefer full sun. Their branches are also prone to breaking in high winds, weeping willows especially.
Here's an article all about small ornamental trees that do well in shade: https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/special/shade/small-ornamental-shade-trees.htm
They all ought to be able to stand up to the wind better than a weeping willow. Hornbeams and witch hazels in particular can tolerate moist soil.
Here's another article specifically about trees that thrive in poor, wet soil:
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/tgen/wet-soil-trees.htm
What is the green on my tree
This doesn't appear to be a vine, it looks like leaves growing from the trunk of your tree.
It looks like you have had some branch die off. Check the branches do the snap off or bend?
It appears that all the new growth is coming from the main trunk.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/willow/how-to-prune-willow-trees.htm
I have had this weeping pussy willow in my garden for the last 15 years. For some reason this year the top of the tree looks dead. No new growth has sprouted . There are new branches at the bottom of the crown. What can I do to safe it ? Thanks.
The growth is on top of the graft line & not all the branches are dead. They just have no leaves on it. There were some flowers on them which have dried up. Please advise.
Thanks
The top may have died off and the growth your are seeing is from below the graft line.
If the branches snap and break off, they have died. If you have no new growth above the graft there is nothing that can be done.
My daughter has 2 giant weeping willow bushes. Recently covered in June beetles. We knocked them off and she trimmed the bush and we found patches of these bugs on the stems. They are mostly small and hang in patches. But as you can see some of them are 1/4 in in size. Can you tell the what they are and how to kill them. She'd rather not use pesticides if we don't need to. Thank you Sue babycathcercnm2@gmail.com or suebevacnm@gmail.com
Your tree is infested with the Giant Willow Aphid.
Treatment of an insecticide will work to control these Aphids.
Here are some links with more information.
http://www.fcps.edu/islandcreekes/ecology/giant_willow_aphid.htm
https://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/info/insects/true-bugs/giant-bark-aphid
My willow doesn't have very many leaves this year looks kinda bare, do I need to feed it or what.
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https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/willow/grow-a-willow-tree.htm
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/willow/how-to-prune-willow-trees.htm
A balanced fertilizer with an equal ratio of nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium, such as a 20-20-20 formula, is appropriate for a weeping willow. The nitrogen supports foliage growth on the tree's long, weeping branches, while the phosphorus supports the growth of roots, stems and flowers. The potassium encourages overall health.