Soaking bare root starts in willow water worked on my sad little kiwis, but is it the willow or just patience?

Richard Anderson · 2026-10-31T22:15:04.462359+00:00

Nine months ago I stuck two scraggly kiwi cuttings in a jar of water with crushed willow twigs after reading about it on some old forum, and both threw roots in under 3 weeks while my plain-water control sat there doing nothing. My neighbor in Sacramento swears the willow does nothing and I just got lucky with timing, so tell me straight: real rooting hormone science or garden folklore?

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Soaking bare root starts in willow water worked on my sad little kiwis, but is it the willow or just patience? | Botany Lovers - Chatter Central