I bought some pussy willows at a grocery store last year. The florist area there had them in bunches and stuck in a 5 gallon bucket with about 4 inches of water in it. When I picked out a bunch, I noticed they had roots starting. So, for $5.00, I bought a bunch. I planted them in pots and they grew real nice, so then I planted them by the fence. This year, this is what they are doing. What are the pussy willows doing getting all big like that?
Here is another shot.
And one more....
I need to go check my local grocery store! Very pretty!
Oh, the big catkins on French pink pussywillow - I just love them! I had a 30' tree of these back in Missouri - a tornado took it out, but it was SO STUNNING! I'd like to get another one. I just got a single curly willow from the florist shop at Winn Dixie - it's now sitting in the water lily tub, rooting.
All pussy willow catkins will get this way after they are past their prime. They send out what I believe are pollen-bearing anthers. Didn't they do this last year?
No, they didn't do that last year. But then I just bought them as cuttings that had started to root at the store. So this is actually the first year they have grown in soil. I got them last Spring or early Summer.
This message was edited Mar 7, 2011 2:44 PM
Then, that's what's up. Nothing to worry about. Nice growth from cuttings. Congrats! They should really take off this year for you.
