Location
The harlequin willow loves warm and bright locations. A special feature of the tree is its bright green foliage. If the harlequin willow lacks light, the leaves do not turn as intense as expected. However, the blazing sun is equally damaging. In this case, the leaves curl up unsightly because their liquid evaporates. A sunny to partially shaded location is therefore ideal.
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Tips
It is best to plant your harlequin willow as a solitaire to highlight its imposing look.
Substrate
The harlequin willow, on the other hand, has fewer demands on the soil. However, you can encourage the development of your sapling with a few tips:
- Conventional garden soil is sufficient for the harlequin willow
- Ideally, you should enrich them with them Mulch(€ 239.00 at Amazon *) or compost
- Provide the harlequin willow with sufficient nutrients
- Keep the substrate moist throughout
- The soil should store the irrigation water
How to hibernate?
To plant a harlequin willow in your own garden, you have two options:
- Put the harlequin willow in the ground
- Cultivate the harlequin willow in a pot
Note the above-mentioned aspects, the first variant proves to be particularly easy to care for. Except for regular pruning, you hardly need to pay any attention to the tree. The plant is also frost hardy in winter.
In the case of potted plants, however, winter protection is required:
- Wrap the pot in a burlap sack
- Cover the substrate with a layer of mulch
- store the harlequin willow in the fresh air despite frosty temperatures
