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[Keith Johnson <keithdj@mindspring.com>]

If it dumps dead twigs, no problem. If it drops green twigs, then each 
one that falls into the pond can root and make a new tree. I once used 
a few yards of freshly chipped willow branches in a client's landscape 
in dry California and we ended up removing baby willows by the hundreds 
a few months later. Squirrels often prune twigs out of trees as do some 
birds. Most species its not an issue. Willows.....watch out. And I love 
willows.
K

Paul Wheaton wrote:

> > Paul - In reference to the use of willows around ponds, I've been told that
> > a problem with them is the amount of seasonal shedding of twigs.dylan
> >    
>
> ???  So they dump loads of twigs?  I suppose they float ...  I take it that 
> people see
> that as a problem because it plugs the outlet?  
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