wheeping willows

[Yankeesfan]

WE HAVE A NEW WHEEPING WILLOW TREE THIS YEAR AND IT HAS GROWN TO ABOUT 10
FEET TALL. SHOULD WE BE TRIMING SOME OF THE LIMBS AT THE BOTTOM? WE HAVE
SUPPORTED THE TOP A LITTLE BIT. SHOULD WE CONTINUE TO KEEP IT SUPPORTED?
HOW ABOUT THIS WINTER. WILL IT BE OK IN THE SNOW OR SHOULD WE COVER IT?
THANK YOU

 

[John Paul Sanborn]

Wait for next year to do any pruning, check to see if the root ball is secure and remove the stake then too. The tree needs to move in the wind to grow properly.

Here is a search link on proper prunning.

http://search.dogpile.com/texis/search?q=proper+pruning&geo=no&fs=web

And here is a search of this site where you can find my previouse comments on pruning

http://www.ArboristSite.com/search....hid=1464&sortby=lastpost&sortorder=descending