Love wet and fear drought: Willow likes wet environment, is more shade-tolerant, has developed roots and can absorb a lot of water and nutrients. Therefore, its growth is suitable for river banks and wetlands with good water and soil conditions.
Rapid growth: Willow grows rapidly, generally increasing by about1-2m per year. At the same time, willow branches are soft, slender and malleable, and can adapt to different environmental changes quickly.
Easy to propagate: There are various propagation methods of willow, such as seed propagation, cutting propagation, grafting propagation, etc., and the propagation success rate is high.
Shear resistance: willow branches are flexible and easy to prune, making them into potted and horticultural trees of various shapes. Willow can also be planted as a street tree or garden tree, and its beautiful posture and green crown are deeply loved by people.
In a word, willow is an important tree species widely cultivated and utilized because of its characteristics of being wet and afraid of drought, fast growth, easy reproduction and shear resistance.