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I knew about live staking trees but never gave it much thought until nostr:npub1ec7rqh20d00pqc9uxxf7ruv0xcvah0vexzpd5kpcl46yj84pme4suggn5k commented on one of my posts awhile back when I was propagating hybrid willow cuttings. I thought the climate I’m in would be too hot and too dry to have any success if I wasn’t tending to them daily.

Well, March 4 I cut this branch off of a weeping willow growing on the creek bank and shoved it in the ground. I’ve splashed some water around it maybe once or twice a week when taking fresh water to my sheep. 3 months later its a thriving little tree.

Thanks nostr:npub1ec7rqh20d00pqc9uxxf7ruv0xcvah0vexzpd5kpcl46yj84pme4suggn5k 🫡

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treetops 6mo ago 💬 1

Excuse my ignorance, but you can plant a stick and a tree grows?

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Joe The Bad 6mo ago 💬 2

Yes and no. It doesn’t work with most trees, willows are one of the trees that it can be done with

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treetops 6mo ago

Very cool, amazing that a willow branch can spread roots

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AC 6mo ago

Love it. Willow is actually where most natural rooting hormone comes from.

Willow is a truly amazing tree species on so many levels.

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