Transplanted Weeping Willow Not Growing: Likely Dead

Weeping Willow Shows No Growth After 18 Months: Dead

If a transplanted willow has produced zero leaves in 18 months, it's almost certainly dead. Willows are fast-growing; even stressed ones leaf out.

Confirm

• Scrape bark on upper branches. Brown = dead. Green = alive.
• Work downward until you find green or reach the trunk.
• If no green anywhere, remove and replace.

Why It Failed

• Root damage during digging.
• Planting too deep.
• Insufficient watering after transplant.
• Willows need constant moisture to establish.

The apple and pear thrived because they're more drought-tolerant during establishment.