Thank you so much, I was aware of the Aspirin connection, but had never heard of the other properties. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and time, Jocelyn. -----Original Message----- From: pbs [mailto:pbs-bounces@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net] On Behalf Of Arnold Trachtenberg Sent: Wednesday, 19 December 2018 2:18 PM To: pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net Subject: Re: [pbs] Thalictrum Now Willow Water Good conversation on willow water. https://deepgreenpermaculture.com/diy-instructions… Arnold -----Original Message----- From: Hansen Nursery <robin@hansennursery.com> To: 'Pacific Bulb Society' <pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net> Sent: Tue, Dec 18, 2018 6:39 pm Subject: Re: [pbs] Thalictrum Now Willow Water Apparently my reply went directly to Rimmer, so I'm sending on to PBS. Willow water recipe: Any willow twigs about 6 inches long, 8 or 10 of them, less or more depending on your level of ambition. Macerate them with a hammer and soak for a few days, then use as you would any liquid hormone. They contain, if memory serves, auxins or something like that that act as growth hormones and is what was used long before we had purified chemicals. To propagate two tiny-leaved four-inch high willow shrubs, one of which was given to me as S. lindleyana, I cut 2-4 inch branch tips and stand in a glass of water on the windowsill in the kitchen until they develop enough roots to pot up. In landscape restoration projects along streams, it's common for the landscapers to plant 6-foot lengths of whatever willow they're using in late fall or very early spring. The lengths aren't rooted or anything; they root over a period of time and the "take" is quite good. Hope this is what you were asking. Robin Hansen Nursery robin@hansennursery.com Robin Hansen Nursery robin@hansennursery.com --- This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. https://www.avg.com/ _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/… _______________________________________________ pbs mailing list pbs@lists.pacificbulbsociety.net http://lists.pacificbulbsociety.net/cgi-bin/…