transplant shock ...

water PROPERLY .. not too much.. not too little..

ken

Thanks Ken! Good to hear you don't suspect a fungus or disease. We did get A LOT of rain for a good two weeks and that is when I started seeing the leaves starting to drop.

What is a good amount of water for a Willow? I know they need more than the usual shrub but didn't know what that meant in terms of watering a week?

Thanks!

Water directly into the rootball.

The soil around that original rootball can be sopping wet, but water won't go sideways into the rootball that came out of the container.

Willows take a lot of water - I lost my first 'Hakuro Nishiki' because I had it on the same watering system as the plants around it and it simply needed more (I sited the second one differently!) Also, when plants are stressed (too much or too little water, for example), they generally drop the older leaves first, as they turn from assets to liabilities. Make sure that as you water going forward, you follow jean001a's advice. Once the root system develops watering will be less of an issue, as the roots are aggressive and will seek water where they can find it. They are gorgeous plants once you get them going, although you may have to really take yours in hand to make sure that it stays small enough for its space. Mine is only two years old and is at least 6' across, 4' high.

all the willows are yellowing and dying here,rapidly.14 acres of them.herbicide abuse and smartgrid tech.got smartmeters?

You what???

I find I have to cut mine back severely to keep the green and white in the leaves.