This past Friday hubby and I went rummaging. stop at this one house and walking up the side sidewalk I noticed this funny looking tree. Went through the sale and didn't buy anything as we were leaving I became obsessed with this funny looking tree with its corky leaves. Told hubby it must be a corkscrew something or other. Went back and asked her. She came back out with me and said yes that is a Corkscrew Willow. She had them in pots all over the place but the big one that fascinated me was in the ground. Said 3 or 4 years ago at a local grocer she had bought a bouquet of flowers and a sprig of it was in the bouquet. She said she put the bouquet in water and when she went to change it noticed it had taken root. She potted it up and babied it through winter and planted it out that spring. The one in the ground, 3 years old and it is pretty big. She cut off 3 larg cuttings for me and told me good luck............Brought them home and put them in water. If they don't root I'm out nothing, if they do I will have to find places next spring for 3 trees.
The stems are corky and the leaves too. Was just a very interesting tree............. Hers was planted where it gets morning sun and filtered shade during the afternoon. I have that. Some where on this property, I have to have that...................
