Salix Species and cultivars

Rosaceae

Willow

Appearance and size varies, from large trees to low alpine plants. Many produce attractive colourful bark on weeping branches in winter.

Flowers can be attractive male catkins, greyish in colour turning to yellow with pollen. Female catkins are mostly green and less obvious or attractive. Male and female catkins are commonly borne on different plants.

Uses

Garden plant, windbreak, soil stabilisation; lake, pond or river edges.

Cultivars with attractive colourful park are particularly useful as garden features.

Canes are used in wood crafts.

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Culture

Many are hardy and adaptable growing well in damp or even very wet soils.

Full sun is preferred, but some tolerate dappled light or some shade. Larger species can cause root damage to buildings, drains and other construction.

Propagation

Easy to strike hardwood cuttings in the open ground, or in pots, over winter, or in early spring.

Cultivars

Many named cultivars.

Plant Health

While generally hardy, and if healthy, resistant to pest and disease; willows can be affected by caterpillars, beetle larvae, stem aphids, scale and a range of diseases including anthracnose, rust and honey fungus.

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Salix Species and cultivars

Rosaceae

Willow

Uses

Culture

Propagation

Cultivars

Plant Health

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