Full Sun
Moderate watering
Frost Hardy
9a
USDA zone
-7°C
Minimum temperature
Expected size
Height | Spread | |
---|---|---|
20m | Max | |
2.3m | Min |
Flowering
spring
summer
autumn
winter


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Willow Overview
Salix is also widely known as the Willow genus, it contains around 320 deciduous trees and shrubs from the Salicaceae family. This includes some dwarf species that grow to less than 6cm tall, instead spreading across the floor with a creeping habit. Willow are widely grown as ornamental specimens for their growth habit, foliage, catkin inflorescences and in some species, colourful winter shoots. Male plants produce more showy catkins, these are comprised of many tiny flowers with long stamens and no petals, usually cream, white or pink-purple in colour. Salix foliage varies across species, with narrow-leaved shrubs also known by the name osier and broader-leaved species called sallow. Generally leaves are oval to lance-shaped, with either smooth or toothed margins.
Common problems with Willow
How to propagate Willow
Cuttings
You can propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in the summer, by hardwood cuttings in the winter, by seed.
Seed
Layering
By layering.
Special features of Willow
Attractive leaves
Attractive flowers
Other uses of Willow
Grown for their habit, foliage, catkins and, in some cases, colourful winter shoots. Suitable for coastal conditions. Attracts butterflies