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Cut a few pussy willow branches from the side of the road for the Easter table?
It's not that easy.
Keep these things in mind to avoid a fine.
In addition to early bloomers such as tulips, daffodils and crocuses, pussy willows are part of the spring landscape.
Willows are deciduous trees that can grow up to ten meters high.
Among the willow catkins, the Sal willow is the most popular because it develops particularly fluffy catkins.
These inflorescences give people a valuable Easter decoration - but insects also rely on the flowers for food.
That's why it can be expensive to simply cut off the branches.
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Willow catkins herald spring.
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Sometimes they bloom as early as January - catkins are a real enrichment for nature.
Since not only insects, but also birds such as tits benefit from the pollen of the pussy willow, you should not prune specimens growing in nature.
Although the branches look particularly pretty when decorated with Easter eggs.
The following is good to know:
According to the Federal Nature Conservation Act (Section 39, Paragraph 5, Number 2), it is forbidden to cut pussy willows between March and September.
If you are caught doing so, you could face fines of up to 50,000 euros.
However, small quantities are permitted for private use, as long as they are not in a nature reserve or on private property, as
My Beautiful Garden
emphasizes.
Of course, it is ideal to have your own pussy willows on the property and to be able to help yourself here.
You can find even more exciting garden topics in the regular newsletter from our partner 24garten.de.
In the garden, pussy willows can be propagated both by cuttings and by sowing, as
Das Haus
knows.
The first type is a little easier, as you simply plant a cutting in the ground in late winter and water it.
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An alternative to pussy willows are the bright yellow forsythia, which can also be nicely decorated as an Easter bouquet, but are worthless for insects.
Or you can also use pussy willows specially bred for sale.