![]() This makes these branches a great choice for a fall, winter-and an early spring container planting. Branches of this willow will frequently root if stuck in soil in the fall. But the winter color of their branches is spectacular. Like most shrubby willows, their shape and leaves are not their long suit. The shrub likes regular moisture, and full sun it can grow to 20′ tall. I would grow a whole host of stoloniferous dogwood-there are lots of beautiful varieties. Cornus sericea Cardinal” is a particularly bright red form of the species dogwood.įlame willow branches are a particularly beautiful and vibrant shade of orange. The markedly fasciated fan willow is particularly beautiful. I would grow all manner of Salix-most certainly. Who knows the mechanism, but if a branch is cut, it will take lots more time for the leaves to fall. This means we have to do a little stripping. This bale of red bud pussy willow still sports the last of its leaves. Beautiful branches are on my short list of plants I would be happy to farm. Lucky for us, there is a farm that grows shrubs with the specific purpose of harvesting branches. The mainstay of our winter container plantings involve natural branches. Our shipment of fresh cut twigs arrived yesterday. The color of these branches is what I call winter drab. This pot has lots and lots of branches in it, but the effect is delicate and subtle. These hackberry tree branches are fairly representative of what there is to see here in late fall. ![]() ![]() This spot will soon be a plane of brown woody vines. Once the leaves have dropped, our landscape is much about the twigs, the trunks, the branches and sticks. The grape leaves on the fence were beautiful this morning, with the sunlight coming through. Our leaves are finally beginning to turn color, and drop. Or drop without having turned color at all, as the case may be. ![]()
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