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    SALIX
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    SALIX

    Commonly known as 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.

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    • Good to know
      Grown for habit (weeping), catkins, foliage and coloured winter shoots. Wildlife plant - insects, birds.
    • Place of origin
      Worldwide, except Australia
    • Deciduous
    • Dwarf shrub
      Typically only grows to a maximum of one or two feet in height but there will be some exceptions.
    • Medium shrub
      Typically grow to around 4-6 feet in height
    • Tall Shrub
    • Tree
    • Bee friendly
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    Salix - Growing Guide
    Trees - Care Guide

    Varieties

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    • SALIX babylonica 'Tortuosa'
    Tortured willow
    contorted stems and light-green leaves
     
    3 - 5 Litre
    £20.00
    SALIX caprea
    Goat willow
    female form is known as 'Pussy Willow'
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £11.00
    SALIX caprea 'Kilmarnock'
    Goat willow
    Top grafted weeping Kilmarnock willow
     
    H/Std
    £40.00
    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
    SALIX fargesii
    Stout branches with glossy-green new growth which turns reddish-brown. Buds are bright red. Long catkins are green in spring. A good ornamental shrub right through the year with dark green toothed leaves silky underneath
     
    3 Litre
    £20.00
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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 APRIL 2025
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    SALIX gracilistyla 'Mt. Aso'
    Striking male plant with beautiful silky pinkish-red catkins
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
    SALIX hastata 'Wehrhahnii'
    Semi-dwarf willow with grey foliage. Catkins start white and turn yellow
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    SALIX helvetica
    Swiss willow
    silver grey catkins appear from small golden buds before the leaves
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £15.50
    SALIX magnifica
    Magnolia-like leaves. Upright catkins are reddish at first fading to yellow. A most impressive species as a freestanding plant
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
    SALIX moupinensis
    Similar to S.fargesii but with smaller leaves. An attractive ornamental shrub all year round
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £17.50
    SALIX purpurea 'Nancy Saunders'
    Female form with slender glossy red shoots and blue-green leaves
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £25.00
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    Estimated availability autumn 2025 Any time SEPT-DEC
    Not yet confirmed. Could be any time between September and December.
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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
    SALIX udensis 'Sekka'
    Japanese fantail willow
    Japanese willow with flattened stems, ideal for flower arranging
     
    2 to 3 Litre
    £16.50
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    Available Early Spring 2025
    Spring according to the Met office is defined as March 1st - May 31st. Therefore early spring is early March to mid-April. This is not a guaranteed date but an estimate and subject to availability.
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