Got some willow cuttings from the river. Noticed there was a run off problem at the sink at the willow bank so I decided to make it into an opportunity for these willows. I had them in a water vessel overnight cause I couldn't get them planted right away so here's hoping! I planted some others around the hugels as well...
Sticking cuttings of two varieties of basket willows alongside my big hugel project. This will get extended in the future. I had planned to get more in this Spring but so it goes...
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prepped bed along hugel trench
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withes of larger variety already pushing roots
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stuck in at roughly the 8" spacing recommended for short rotation (basketry) willow coppice
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sticking cuttings of the smaller variety in
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18 willow cuttings planted, larger ones cut off to an appropriate height
To show you've completed this Badge Bit, you must provide:
- a picture of the seeds, cuttings and/or transplants that you are planting
- a picture of you planting the seeds/transplants/cuttings
- a picture of the transplanted trees, or a clear label for the spot with the seeds
I pulled some young clones from my big stand of Populus tremuloides and planted them a couple hundred feet down the trail around the "level 1 pee spot" I created a few years ago.