More questions about my willow clone

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DSCN9994.JPG Le chop mark.DSCN9944Newcrown.JPG DSCN9979.JPG DSCN9945trunkbase.JPG So my willow has been doing really well. The pot is so full of roots, I can't dig a half a centimeter into the dirt without finding a cluster of them. I hope they are starting to thicken up and anchor it in, because that's actually my problem here. The willow is right now a mame, standing two inches tall. The branch that is destined to become it's new apex, however, is a foot long and getting thicker so fast I can almost watch it grow. I can't take it out in windy weather because it starts to lean. I'm getting kind of worried because i looks like something that might have to be fixed with pruning...But the branch is still green. What should I do with this? Also, should I do anything with the chop site right now? It looks like it is rotting but for a few months, nothing has happened with it. It appears to be inert...Just a cosmetic problem I guess. And just for a moment, allow me to draw your attention to the scar on the trunk. Does it need any kind of treatment, like a jinn? So that's about it. Feel free to advise me, because I need it. Badly.
 
You can see where the chop has died back to. Its probably sealed and will stay that way til you fix it. Outside.

The scar looks totally healed, you may have meant Shari, or flat deadwood, not a pokey Jin. Neither of which will last long. Outside.

After a while of blowing in the wind, it will stabilize, and grow much stronger. ........outside.

If your tree was furry with four legs, it would be scratching at the door, wanting to go.........

outside.

Really, surprised it's growing so well. I think Jerry put in the other thread about growing a leg sized cutting. This is an excellent option, once you tire of this little guy, and learn what you can,outside! You can grab a big one and make it nice faster.......

Sorce
 
Thanks. I guess maybe I should be keeping it......Outside.
 
It will explode!

Sorce
 
Take something [chopstick, skewer, swizzle stick] and stake that "new apex" branch up to support it and promote the formation of auxins.
It will make it more 'dominant' and allow you to start the new growth addition smoothly. With the support in place the tree can go outside
and allow nature to help "sturdy" that new growth up.
Now for the trade off--willows are very prone to rot. You have a cut that seems to have compartmentalized its damage well enough but never
leave an open ended stub on a willow that you don't want to lose "some" of [more here--less there--no way to ever tell] even if you only have
chewing gum or white glue close it after the cut. Just the genetics of it--fast growth habit usually equals wood that is prone to deterioration/rot.
It will clear itself up as time goes on with what you have now. Good growing
Love a pretty willow.
Sorce is so prone to understatement; explode is a mild statement for what a small willow clone can do in a year!
 
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