cutting back Salix integra
By Kerry1
United Kingdom 
I bought Salix Integra standard trees last May and they have grown out of their nice round shape. How do I keep them looking round and not straggley? Also, one of these trees was damaged by a bug, possibly black fly which I have treated, but the bark on the trunk is splitting and peeling off. Do you know what this is and how I treat it?
On plant
Hakuro Nishiki
14 Jul, 2008
prune in early spring or late falland shape . Also cut back in July to keep it small.
Propagation: Take softwood cuttings in spring or hardwood cuttings in winter. This plant roots very easily.
As for the bug ??? Well known to be bug free – in this case I would tend to take a healthy cutting and get rid of the mother plant - Or wait until others on here may know more about it than me ! - Ken
14 Jul, 2008