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PEP BB greywillow.sand.fivetrees - Plant Five "Poop Beast" Trees

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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...
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River willows acquired
River willows acquired
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Defoliating
Defoliating
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Willow they grow? Who knows
Willow they grow? Who knows
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Give 'em some water!
Give 'em some water!
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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
prepped bed along hugel trench
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withes of larger variety already pushing roots
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
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
sticking cuttings of the smaller variety in
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18 willow cuttings planted, larger ones cut off to an appropriate height
18 willow cuttings planted, larger ones cut off to an appropriate height
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