Hey emilya,

Willow water is a very old method of getting a good rooting hormone. :thumbsup:

I must admit I 've never heard or tried cooking branches to obtain it.

When I was young and on the farm we would take a bundle of willow branch cuttings, stick them in a bucket (obviously durring warm weather) and when the cuttings started to show root growth the water was done. Remove the branches, filter the water for any debri (it had been outside for a few weeks) and ready to use for whatever you wanted to root.

Hope that helps, but I am interested in your method.

OM