Dietary fiber or roughage is the indigestible portion of food derived from plants. It has two main components: 1  Soluble fiber, which dissolves in water, is readily fermented in the colon into gases and physiologically active byproducts, and can be prebiotic and viscous.
Usage. If the willow tree is small, apply the herbicide as a foliage spray covering the willow's entire foliage until the chemical begins to drip off the leaves. For larger willow trees, cut the upper and lower branches off with a chainsaw and cut the trunk as close to the ground as possible.
The beauty of the weeping willow, and its dense shade, makes it an enticing tree to plant in the home landscape, but it is susceptible to numerous pests and diseases. Borers, caterpillars, scale and lacebugs are common problems, as are canker, branch blight, root rot, rust and sooty mold.he weeping willow constantly sheds leaves and twigs and has weak branches that can break off in storms and damage nearby structures; its numerous roots can make it impossible to work the soil beneath it to plant flowers or groundcover.