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    SALIX
    SALIX
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    SALIX

    Commonly known as White willow

    Very diverse of form and habit from dwarves suitable for troughs to huge weeping trees for planting near water, and some with brilliantly coloured winter shoots.

    Embedded in culture for millenia. Coracles, cricket bats, wicker and medicine. Music and literature.

    Genus of about 450 species of normally dioecious, deciduous trees and shrubs found in habitats ranging from lowland meadows and riverbanks to sand dunes and mountain screes worldwide, except Australia.

    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
    • Good to know
      Form of UK native willow.
    • Medicinal properties
      The leaves have been used in the synthesis of aspirin.
    • Place of origin
      Europe, northern Africa, central Asia.
    • Deciduous
      Lance-shaped, sawtoothed, slender-pointed leaves to 10cm (4in) long.
    • Coastal / windswept
    • Height
      15m (50ft)
    • Spread
      8m (25ft)
    • Tree
      Very fast-growing, spreading tree with grey-pink to brown shoots. Male catkins are yellow, to 5cm (2in) long. Females are stalkless, yellow-green 3cm (1¼in) long. Catkins are produced with the leaves.
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Bee friendly
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    varieties
    SALIX caprea
    Goat willow
    female form is known as 'Pussy Willow'
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £11.50
    SALIX cinerea
    Grey willow
    grey underside to the leaves
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £11.50
    SALIX gracilistyla 'Melanostachys'
    Remarkable catkins which have blackish scales and red anthers opening to yellow
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Available again from June 2026
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    SALIX hastata 'Wehrhahnii'
    Semi-dwarf willow with grey foliage. Catkins start white and turn yellow
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
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    SALIX udensis 'Golden Sunshine'
    Dragon willow, Japanese fantail willow
    Bright yellow-green leaves. Insignificant catkins
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    Available late spring to early summer 2026
    Spring according to the Met Office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore late spring is mid-April onwards. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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    Vermin & Pest Control
    SB Plant Invigorator
    This is a non-biological non-chemical plant insecticide and mildewcide. Works against the physical motion of the insect. Perfect for all plants and edible crops.
    500 ml
    £8.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Vitax
    Q4 Pelleted Fertiliser
    A useful fertiliser suitable for use on a wide variety of plants. Q4 provides all the nutrients and trace elements essential for vigorous growth, abundant flowering and ripening of fruit.
    0.9 kg
    £6.00
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    2.5 kg
    £13.00
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    4.5 kg
    £25.00
    Fertilisers & Feeds - Empathy
    Wildflower Mini Meadow
    Creates a mini-meadow for attracting bees, butterflies and bugs to your garden. 200g sachet which will cover 3 square metres. Contains Rootgrow™ mycorrhizal fungi.
    3m²
    £7.00
    10m²
    £15.50
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