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    SALIX
    SALIX
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    SALIX

    Commonly known as Golden weeping 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
      Syn. S. alba 'Tristis' of gardens. Especially effective over water.
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, caterpillars, leaf beetles, sawflies, willow scale, anthracnose, honey fungus, rust.
    • Place of origin
      Garden origin. Cross between S. alba and S. babylonica.
    • Deciduous
      Narrowly lance-shaped, tapered, bright-green leaves to 12cm (5in) long.
    • Fully hardy
    • Height
      15m (50ft)
    • Spread
      15m (50ft)
    • Tree
      Fast-growing, wide-spreading tree with slender, golden-yellow shoots, pendent to the ground. Produces slender catkins to 5cm (2in) long, yellow males and green females often present on the same tree. Catkins are produced with the leaves.
    • Hardy - cold winter
      Hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters. May not withstand open/exposed sites or central/northern locations. Plant can withstand temperatures down to -15°C (5°F)
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
    • Full sun
    • Weeping / pendulous
    • Bee friendly
    • Mature Size
      15m (50ft)
      		 tree - guide for size not form Average Person
        15m (50ft)
      		  
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    Salix - Growing Guide
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    • SALIX caprea
    Goat willow
    female form is known as 'Pussy Willow'
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £11.00
    SALIX cinerea
    Grey willow
    grey underside to the leaves
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £11.00
    SALIX daphnoides
    Violet willow
    Large silver catkins, dark stems with glossy red shoots
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £14.50
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    Available from February 2026
    Awaiting new stock
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    SALIX gracilistyla 'Melanostachys'
    Remarkable catkins which have blackish scales and red anthers opening to yellow
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
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    Available again from NOVEMBER / DECEMBER 2025
    Despatch will be anytime during November or December as stock becomes available. Bareroot hedging and roses can be delayed by unfavourable weather conditions.
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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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    500 ml
    £8.00
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