This morning, I took this photo of the hybrid willows that we planted on the first of May. You can see that willows grow well in very wet conditions. This makes them great candidates for removing excess nutrients in flood plains or other waterlogged places. Another advantage of the willow is that they can be cut for the wood and they will regrow from the stump, so no replanting needed after harvest. The small tree in this photo started as a 12" stem cutting that was inserted 8" into the ground. Pretty simple planting and it has grown about a foot in the last month.
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