Would like advice.

[Jnicholes]

So, you all know my oak bonsai I have been growing from seed? Well, I lost it in a move. Transportation shock. It died. This was the SECOND oak I have lost.

I decided to give up on Oak bonsai from seed for now, and maybe start with a cutting or a tree or root stock so I can get experience.

I found this on Amazon while I was looking around, and I would like to know if it is a good deal and/or a good start for me. The reviews seem very positive, and I know how to root cuttings.

Amazon.com : Bonsai Green Weeping Willow Tree Cutting - Thick Trunk Start, A Must Have Dwarf Bonsai Material. Ships from Iowa, USA : Garden & Outdoor

Amazon.com : Bonsai Green Weeping Willow Tree Cutting - Thick Trunk Start, A Must Have Dwarf Bonsai Material. Ships from Iowa, USA : Garden & Outdoor

www.amazon.com

What do you think?

Jared

 

[sorce]

I wouldn't shop in Amazon or buy that cutting.

You can find a better cutting elsewhere fersure, ferfree!

Sorce

 

[Forsoothe!]

Absolutely not. Willows are a dime a dozen, even if not in your specific area. Ask at your local nurseries for a Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki' and learn on that. It grows fast (too fast), but that means fast feedback and you'll have something to do all the time!

 

[Tieball]

You’ll pay for a willow stick and instructions to put it in water. You can collect willow sticks for free. Willow roots easily. I would not buy willow cuttings. For free you can experiment with a willow or two…or many more.

 

[Jnicholes]

Fine. I’ll FIND one then.

 

[Tieball]

Idaho……has willow trees right? Natural for your area?

 

[Jnicholes]

Idaho……has willow trees right? Natural for your area?

Yes, we do.

I already looked around the new town I moved into, no willows ANYWHERE.

I’m frustrated. VERY frustrated. Looks like I am not ordering this “stick” also.

Done posting for now.

 

[Michigan Bonsai]

If you want something cheap, rewarding, I don’t mind sending you a couple seedlings I have
Don’t lose patience, it’s all about the long game

 

[Carol 83]

Yes, we do.

I already looked around the new town I moved into, no willows ANYWHERE.

I’m frustrated. VERY frustrated. Looks like I am not ordering this “stick” also.

Done posting for now.

I have a weeping willow. I can root some cuttings for you if you want.

 

[Jnicholes]

Apologies for my outburst. I was already having a very frustrating day. We have a drought situation in this new city, called Dietrich, Idaho, and my AC may not be working now. Heats getting to me.

Anyway, this is a very small city. I looked everywhere, and could not find a weeping willow. There’s no way I can get a cutting from one for free here.

As for those of you offering to send me some cuttings, let me think on it.

Jared

 

[kale]

For what its worth, weaping willow is not a very popular species, and for many reasons. Apparently they are notorious for dying at random despite seeming healthy. Sounds super frustrating if you ask me. I would recommend an elm or japanese maple from evergreengardenworks.com personally!

 

[Jnicholes]

I’ll try a Japanese maple too, then.

 

[kale]

I’ll try a Japanese maple too, then.

Thats the spirit! I am new too and got a 1 gal sized one from there last year and it has handled all the abuse I’ve dealt it. It arrived as a sapling maybe 24” long, trunk the diameter of a sharpee and now has about a 1.5” trunk and is about 4’ tall and bushy.

 

[ShadyStump]

Anywhere there's a creek or river in the Rockies, you'll find a native willow inside a half mile up or downstream of where you started looking. They aren't the weeping variety at all, but are hardy and will root from any living stick you drop in a cup of water. The leaves look about the same on almost all species of willow, that's how you can identify it. Long and arrow, a more pale green, tend to hang from the branches.

Many people don't realize the huge variety of willow species that are out there even though they walk by them routinely.