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    SALIX gracilistyla 'Melanostachys'
    SALIX gracilistyla 'Melanostachys'
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    SALIX gracilistyla 'Melanostachys'

    Commonly known as Japanese pussy willow

    AWARD
    Remarkable catkins which have blackish scales and red anthers opening to yellow
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    2 to 3 Litre   - Click to view photo
    Delivery Information
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC
    £17.50 each 
    Estimated availability autumn 2026 Any time SEPT-DEC - Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
     
    Full Plant Details - Sun/Soil & other attributes
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    • Good to know
      Male variant
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, caterpillars, leaf beetles, sawflies, willow scale, anthracnose, honey fungus, rust
    • Place of origin
      Eastern Asia
    • Deciduous
      Oval, entire to finely-toothed, silky-hairy, grey-green leaves to 10cm (4in) long, turning glossy green.
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      3m (10ft)
    • Spread
      4m (12ft)
    • Tall Shrub
      Spreading, bushy shrub with arching shoots, silky-hairy when young. Produces catkins to 4cm (1½in) long before the leaves.
    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Deep soil preferred.
    • Full sun
    • Bee friendly
    • Mature Size
      3m (10ft)
      		 Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        4m (12ft)
      		  
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    Useful extras...

    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
    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 - Empathy
    Afterplant - Tomatoes
    AFTER PLANT TOMATO FEED Liquid Concentrate with Bio stimulant is a high potash liquid concentrate containing seaweed extract, plant derived amino acids and other nutrients specifically formulated to benefit tomatoes and greenhouse plants.
    1ltr
    £8.50
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