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    SALIX purpurea 'Nancy Saunders'
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    SALIX purpurea 'Nancy Saunders'

    Commonly known as Willow

     AWARD
    Female form with slender glossy red shoots and blue-green leaves
     
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    • Good to know
      Grow as an annually pruned shrub or small tree
    • Pests & Diseases
      Aphids, caterpillars, leaf beetles, sawflies, willow scale, anthracnose, honey fungus, rust
    • Place of origin
      Europe, northern Africa, central Asia. Garden origin
    • Deciduous
      Leaves to 8cm (3in) long
    • Border
      Suitable for a large shrub border
    • Cottage garden
    • Fully hardy
    • Entire
    • Oblong
    • Height
      5m (16ft)
    • Spread
      3m (10ft)
    • Tall Shrub
      Spreading shrub to upright, small tree with arching shoots. Produces slender, silvery green catkins to 3cm (1¼in) long before the leaves
    • Tree
    • Pruning group 1
      Suitable for: Deciduous and evergreen trees, and some deciduous shrubs.
      Pruning: Minimal pruning required. Prune wayward or crossing branches to maintain a healthy framework.
      When: When dormant in the late winter/early spring. Some in the summer/autumn to prevent bleeding of sap.

    • Pruning group 4
      Suitable for: Deciduous trees and shrubs that flower on current year's growth or are grown for winter stem effect.
      Pruning: Hard prune to a low permanent framework.
      When: Annually in early Spring.

    • Hardy - very cold winter
      Hardy in all of UK and northern Europe. Plant can possibly withstand temperatures down to -20°C (-4°F)
    • Spring Seasonal Interest
    • Fertile moist well-drained soil
      Deep soil preferred
    • Full sun
    • Bee friendly
    • Mature Size
      5m (16ft)
      Tall Shrub - guide for size not form Average Person
        3m (10ft)
       
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