To start growing weeping pussy willows, plant the trees in spring or autumn. If you are planting more than one, space them 5 to 10 feet (1.5-3 m.) apart.

Picking pussy willows is a rite of spring. Want to grow some in your own yard? Learn about planting, pruning, preserving, and forcing them.

For many gardeners, nothing says spring like the fuzzy catkins of a pussy willow tree. What many gardeners don’t know is that you can produce better branches for catkins by pruning pussy willows. If you know how to prune a pussy willow tree, you can encourage long, straight stems which will look

Weeping Pussy Willow is a fun, adorable tree with furry silver catkins in early spring that are as soft as a kitten. This small but fast-growing ornamental tree is a must-have for gardens with small ren.

why willows are so special! 70-135 million years ago, dwarf willows dominated the woody flora. willows can be alpines, ornamental shrubs or huge trees

An easy to understand guide to growing and caring for Pussy Willow trees in your garden, with pruning, propagation, light and watering …

Pussy Willow plants are a popular native hedging species, easily recognised by the pretty catkins that are silver or gold in colour. The catkins on Salix caprea begin to appear in spring, decorating the bare branches, later followed by muted green, broad leaves with silvery, hairy undersides.

Do you love the fluffy “catkins” or buds that the pussy willow produces every spring? Here you’ll learn everything you need to grow your own pussy willows!

Over the years both my parents and I have had pussywillow trees at our houses. Our pussywillows came to us, via my Mother’s teen Mary’s garden. Aunt Mary, garden maven that she was, most likely started her own tree from a branch picked off of a pussywillow tree, that grew at the edge of the…

Weeping pussy willows can be planted in early spring or early fall. They grow more upright than wide, but ultimate size depends on how you prune them.