I did it. I got the willows cut back. I really hope this was worth it and they will resprout and come in full and lush with all the variegation of prior years.
It was really awful work, no job for the loppers. The larger branches were so thick I needed the pruning saw and it was difficult. And I am still feeling so sick since getting back from Hawaii. My cold and cough won't go away, and I had no energy.
I hope this coppicing will work. They really were lovely colored arching shrubs last year.
