[aich]

Looking for a Weeping Willow tree (grown in pot) that I can put in my terrace garden. Want it even more when I realise they atract butterflies :flowers:/>

Seen it at the nurseries at Kovan, but never seen it the distributors like Chengtai/WF. Does anyone know where i can get it at a gd price?

Any growing tips will be much appreciated too. :notworthy:/>

This post has been edited by aich: 18 September 2008 - 12:16 PM

[Herb Lover]

Hi there,

I often frequent a nursery (no. 18) along the Kovan stretch as the lady boss is very friendly and honest. Was at her shop yesterday and saw 3 pots of the weeping willow there.

Hope this helps.

Cheers!

HL

[TALOS]

the auntie at kovan is very nice and her prices are also reasonable compared to the others around there.

Aich, if u want a cutting i can give it to u.
i've got 2 willow trees.
easy to grow from cutting if have patience

[aich]

TALOS, on Sep 18 2008, 01:12 PM, said:

the auntie at kovan is very nice and her prices are also reasonable compared to the others around there.

Aich, if u want a cutting i can give it to u.
i've got 2 willow trees.
easy to grow from cutting if have patience

Thanks

Is it the one that has a few cats? Yes, the auntie is very good and friendly. Prices reasonable compared to most of the others in the area. I saw a few at the back the other day :drool:/>

Thanks for the offer Talos... I'm so for instant gratification, so patience is a little limited. Think I want to reccee the nurseries first to see if I can find a good buy.

This post has been edited by aich: 18 September 2008 - 04:14 PM

[Herb Lover]

aich, on Sep 18 2008, 04:13 PM, said:

Thanks

Is it the one that has a few cats? Yes, the auntie is very good and friendly. Prices reasonable compared to most of the others in the area. I saw a few at the back the other day :drool:/>

Thanks for the offer Talos... I'm so for instant gratification, so patience is a little limited. Think I want to reccee the nurseries first to see if I can find a good buy.

Nope...never seen cats at her place leh...her's is no.18 and she does not employ workers to help her sell, probably this helps to pass on the cost savings to us. :)/>

The willow plants I saw yesterday were placed near the entrance, not at the back. She goes by the name of Mdm Ooi. :)/>

Cheers!

HL

[^five]

Herb Lover, on Sep 18 2008, 04:45 PM, said:

... ... plants I saw yesterday were placed near the entrance, not at the back. She goes by the name of Mdm Ooi. :)/>

That mean you just go there and try shouting "Oi Oi Oi..." and if got pple to come and help you means u at the right place liao lah... :ninja:/>

[Herb Lover]

^five, on Sep 18 2008, 05:08 PM, said:

That mean you just go there and try shouting "Oi Oi Oi..." and if got pple to come and help you means u at the right place liao lah... :ninja:/>

You cartoon lah....Ooi is not pronounced as Oi lah....more like the french word "Oui" perhaps? :P/>

HL

[Simon]

whether it attracts butterflies also depend alot of your location. The weeping willow is the host plant for the Phalanta phalantha phalantha (The Leopard)

[aich]

Simon, on Sep 19 2008, 08:44 AM, said:

whether it attracts butterflies also depend alot of your location. The weeping willow is the host plant for the Phalanta phalantha phalantha (The Leopard)

Ahh.. have seen the Phalanta haning around the willow tree at the nurseries before.
I was lucky enough to "lure" lime butterflies with lime plants into my terrace garden..unlucky enough to have mynahs eat the caterpillars too. seen an occasional big black one and quite a bit of the little brown ones (dun know their names).

I usually see quite a bit of butterflies in the neighbourhood on a sunny day... and my plot is to lure them all into my garden..haha.

What do i need to provide to make the butterflies come?

[aich]

Simon, on Sep 19 2008, 08:44 AM, said:

whether it attracts butterflies also depend alot of your location. The weeping willow is the host plant for the Phalanta phalantha phalantha (The Leopard)

Ahh.. have seen the Phalanta haning around the willow tree at the nurseries before.
I was lucky enough to "lure" lime butterflies with lime plants into my terrace garden..unlucky enough to have mynahs eat the caterpillars too. seen an occasional big black one and quite a bit of the little brown ones (dun know their names).

I usually see quite a bit of butterflies in the neighbourhood on a sunny day... and my plot is to lure them all into my garden..haha.

What do i need to provide to make the butterflies come?

[aich]

Simon, on Sep 19 2008, 08:44 AM, said:

whether it attracts butterflies also depend alot of your location. The weeping willow is the host plant for the Phalanta phalantha phalantha (The Leopard)

Ahh.. have seen the Phalanta haning around the willow tree at the nurseries before.
I was lucky enough to "lure" lime butterflies with lime plants into my terrace garden..unlucky enough to have mynahs eat the caterpillars too. seen an occasional big black one and quite a bit of the little brown ones (dun know their names).

I usually see quite a bit of butterflies in the neighbourhood on a sunny day... and my plot is to lure them all into my garden..haha.

What do i need to provide to make the butterflies come?

[ChingHsi]

aich, on Sep 18 2008, 04:13 PM, said:

Thanks

Is it the one that has a few cats? Yes, the auntie is very good and friendly. Prices reasonable compared to most of the others in the area. I saw a few at the back the other day :drool:/>

Thanks for the offer Talos... I'm so for instant gratification, so patience is a little limited. Think I want to reccee the nurseries first to see if I can find a good buy.

The one with cats is the hokkien speaking auntie... :P/> that is No. 13 or 14. This auntie also quite interesting.

[ChingHsi]

By the way, I have a willow tree cutting from a friend, it is the small leaf species, you might want to hunt for this species, it is much nicer than the average weeping willow we always see with larger leaves. It grows really fast with lots of water and fert.

This post has been edited by ChingHsi: 19 September 2008 - 09:36 AM

[aich]

Herb Lover, on Sep 18 2008, 04:45 PM, said:

Nope...never seen cats at her place leh...her's is no.18 and she does not employ workers to help her sell, probably this helps to pass on the cost savings to us. :)/>

The willow plants I saw yesterday were placed near the entrance, not at the back. She goes by the name of Mdm Ooi. :)/>

Cheers!

HL

I see, the cat auntie nursery i was talking abt is #14. Visited#18 found a stray cat has also given birth the kitten in the ceiling :rolleyes:/>

Find the Willow at #18 a bit small. They are grow from the fine branches of the wilow. Didn't ask for the price since i didn't intend to buy
Found a few no-so-big ones at #14. The base trunks the willows are growing from are quite big (diameter abt 4 cm). Each tree is abt $18-$20.

[pino]

aich, on Sep 23 2008, 01:28 PM, said:

I see, the cat auntie nursery i was talking abt is #14. Visited#18 found a stray cat has also given birth the kitten in the ceiling :rolleyes:/>

Find the Willow at #18 a bit small. They are grow from the fine branches of the wilow. Didn't ask for the price since i didn't intend to buy
Found a few no-so-big ones at #14. The base trunks the willows are growing from are quite big (diameter abt 4 cm). Each tree is abt $18-$20.

any photo?

[aich]

pino, on Sep 23 2008, 03:46 PM, said:

any photo?

sigh.. :offtopic:/> - unable to take pic as camera on Samsung Omnia had memory prob (which every other Omnia seems to eventually have).

Planning to get the bigger willow tree from the #14 nursery this Sat - can take pic & upload then.

[pino]

sure. looking forward to it. good luck.

[sixhunter]

TALOS, on Sep 18 2008, 01:12 PM, said:

the auntie at kovan is very nice and her prices are also reasonable compared to the others around there.

Aich, if u want a cutting i can give it to u.
i've got 2 willow trees.
easy to grow from cutting if have patience

hi talos, recently jus started bonsai. Can i hav a cutting of it ? or if u dont mind, can i air layer abit ? i've pm u, hope to hear from u soon :welcome:/>

[aich]

Here the willow I finally got from Kovan nursery no.14. Cost $20

http://i483.photobucket.com/albums/rr195/actoh/DSC_0191.jpg

[starmiSTARYU]

one of my neighbour suggested the 'small bamboo' for my 3rm HDB corridor. is this likely the type she's referring to? my corridor faces the west and gets direct 4-6hrs afternoon sun. however, with the wet season and unpredictable weather, i'm not sure if this plant would survive.

i took off the money plant vine that i had growing for the last 8yrs. so without any vines, the harsh afternoon sun spills into my hall. would this be a good option?

This post has been edited by starmiSTARYU: 12 October 2008 - 02:59 PM