Originally Posted by
wishtheywerereal
To respond to several people:
WILLOW drop rates for vines bite. Very high recommend to get at least one wisp pet. Even one will let you get all you need for this quest line, and clear your excess willows next WW. Otherwise, wait for the WW and pre-prepare w dozens of fully grown willows. I did an energy savings calculation in an earlier post on this thread; average drops are roughly equivalent to 60 energy, 2x a day, 120 total; that is like 3 weekly alicorn collections, but every day. I purchased a second wisp pet. At 150 gems each, and using gems bought at discount, these guys seem absolutely superb purchases if you wish/are able to use some gems. My last collection from the two wisp pets yielded 6 vines, 6 essences, and one newborn sprite. Fabulous.
<...Snip>