Date: 28/09/2008 07:18:53
From: Grasshopper
ID: 32946
Subject: Willow Trees ?

Are they a pest or is there a particular type that is a pest ?

Thanks

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Date: 28/09/2008 11:24:15
From: Teleost
ID: 32960
Subject: re: Willow Trees ?

Yes, they’re a terrible pest.

http://www.weeds.org.au/WoNS/willows/

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Date: 28/09/2008 11:30:35
From: Dinetta
ID: 32963
Subject: re: Willow Trees ?

Teleost said:


Yes, they’re a terrible pest.

http://www.weeds.org.au/WoNS/willows/

Shame really, they look graceful and prolly soak up the water in boggy areas…but I’m not going to argue about the pest aspect…

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Date: 28/09/2008 19:35:58
From: aquarium
ID: 33021
Subject: re: Willow Trees ?

great for weaving into panels/fence if you can get your hands on it.

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Date: 29/09/2008 06:21:54
From: Grasshopper
ID: 33033
Subject: re: Willow Trees ?

Thank you I thought they were.

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Date: 29/09/2008 10:52:25
From: orchid40
ID: 33098
Subject: re: Willow Trees ?

I know they are weeds, but I love mine, I think it “makes” my garden,




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Date: 29/09/2008 11:08:17
From: bluegreen
ID: 33106
Subject: re: Willow Trees ?

for a controversial view on willows and other weeds, Back From the Brink by Peter Andrews is worth a read. He says we need them to restore our creeks and rivers to the way they should be and were before being interferred with by European style farming methods.

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Date: 29/09/2008 11:09:33
From: bluegreen
ID: 33108
Subject: re: Willow Trees ?

bluegreen said:


for a controversial view on willows and other weeds, Back From the Brink by Peter Andrews is worth a read. He says we need them to restore our creeks and rivers to the way they should be and were before being interferred with by European style farming methods.

Back From the Brink

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Date: 29/09/2008 20:04:35
From: pomolo
ID: 33188
Subject: re: Willow Trees ?

orchid40 said:


I know they are weeds, but I love mine, I think it “makes” my garden,




I agree with you orchid. I have a few of them too and so long as we are careful with prunings etc I don’t think we will be causing any extra unwanted trees anywhere. They rarely need trimming anyhow. The name of our property has “willows” in it because they are a favourite of mine.

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Date: 29/09/2008 20:07:55
From: drylander1
ID: 33190
Subject: re: Willow Trees ?

wind in the willows??

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Date: 30/09/2008 05:50:18
From: Grasshopper
ID: 33264
Subject: re: Willow Trees ?

Thanks and have read the site—it is “Salix Baylonica” that he was interested in—looks like it might be OK

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