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Sun, Apr 22, 12 at 21:43
| We have the family willow tree which has grown up with the kids; however, we had a brutal drought in North Texas last year. Only about 10% of the tree appears to be alive. Do we wait it out? Trim off the dead? Save a branch to root and start over? |
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| I'd go ahead and start a new one from a cutting, OR consider another tree that might be more drought tolerant. |
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- Posted by ken_adrian z5 (My Page) on Mon, Apr 23, 12 at 7:50
| when i think willows.. lining rivers and ponds ... i dont think TX in summer ... i agree with the above ... are you native to DFW??? or are your childhood dreams from another region???? there is no reason to leave dead stuff in a live tree ... but w/o a picture.. its impossible to advise otherwise .. PROPER tree planting time in TX... was months ago ... so if you wish to try again ... there is a better time to plant.. rather than this close to the heat of summer .... ken |
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