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brydas Pensacola, FL(Zone 8a) Jul 10, 2012

I live in zone 8 & cannot find pussywillows anywhere. My yard runs along a spring-fed waterway & it's a perfect place for them, but nobody around Pensacola has them. Info, please?

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melody Benton, KY(Zone 7a) Aug 03, 2012

Our PlantScout feature is a great way to locate plants you wish to purchase.

Here are our participating vendors that offer pussywillows: http://davesgarden.com/products/ps/search.php?search_text=pussywillow&submit=Search

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kittriana Magnolia, TX(Zone 9a) Aug 03, 2012

Ck on IF they are on they are on the invasives list for Florida as well! Some places levy fines for Planting invasives...

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brydas Pensacola, FL(Zone 8a) Aug 06, 2012

Hey kittriana! Good idea.I checked--not on the invasive list. In New England, they grow everywhere. Down here--some people don't even know what they are.The garden shop I go to says the nearest location is Louisianna. Guess I'm gonna haveta do a mail order. Thanks.Peace. brydas

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yardener Greenfield, OH(Zone 6a) Aug 09, 2012

A great thing about pussywillows is that they are soooo easy to propagate by cuttings. You could buy only one plant and take cuttings after it matures and fill your whole yard.
We cut off branches every late winter/early spring and put them in water to force them to bloom. We leave them in the vase for about 8 weeks (changing the water every now and then) and they will develope roots.
I pot them in potting soil for another few weeks before putting them in their new permanent location to fulling develope roots.

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brydas Pensacola, FL(Zone 8a) Aug 15, 2012

Hey yardner! I grew up in New England & they were everywhere! But now that I'm here in FL, they're not common native shrubs & NOBODY has them. The tell me the closest place to get them is Louisiana. I'm gonna have to mail order them, but I'd rather buy in person, unless someone has some & wants to do a trade of some sort.

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annabelle15 Niles, MI(Zone 5a) Sep 07, 2012

Brydas, send me $5.00 for postage and I will send you all of the cutting that you want, I have pink pussywillow all over the place. I will include growing instructions also

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juhur7 Anderson, IN(Zone 6a) Sep 27, 2012

How did it work out ,lots of willows.?

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