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Making a bog garden under a willow

Posted by Di Blood on March 3, 2013 at 2:50pm in Plants

If I excavate to 500mm depth to create a bog garden using holed plastic membrane under maybe 50% of an old willow tree overhang, am I going to kill the tree? I suspect I totally am so don't shoot me down. I'm just being hopeful.

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    Phil Voice March 3, 2013 at 3:26pm

    I don't think you will Di.

    Willow thrive in damp conditions. The only caveat is that if whilst excavating the hole, you chop through the willow's roots then the new root shoots might well quickly move into the area you want the bog to be.

    Even if you don't chop any roots I'd suspect that the willow's roots will search out the damp soft soil/peat.

  • Di Blood March 3, 2013 at 4:08pm

    Thanks Phil - it was the root chopping I was concerned about but the extra moisture will help regeneration anyway.

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