This is an erect to spreading and arching, deciduous, large shrub or small tree, to 15′ tall and wide. Shoots often have a red tinge. Leaves are oblong, nearly entire, bluish-green, up to 3″ long. Narrow, silvery-gray catkins, up to […]
Salix pentandra ( Laurel Willow )
This is a bushy, spreading, deciduous tree, to 30′ tall and wide, with dark greenish-brown branches. Leaves are ovate, fine-toothed, shiny, deep green above, underside light green, up to 5″ long. Showy, yellow, male catkins with yellow anthers, and green […]
Salix matsudana ( Snake Hankow Wilow )
A fast growing, upright, deciduous tree, with highly contorted shoots, very similar to ‘Tortuosa’. Leaves are bright green, lance-shaped, and also twisted. Bears yellow-green catkins. The shoots of this tree are often used in dried arrangements. Can grow up to […]
Salix matsudana ( Pendula Hankow Willow )
A fast growing, upright, deciduous tree, with pendant shoots, green when young. Leaves are bright green, lance-shaped, and somewhat twisted. Bears yellow-green, female catkins. Can grow up to 50′ tall. A very striking tree, especially in winter, so give it […]
Salix matsudana ( Corkscrew Willow )
A fast growing, upright, deciduous tree, with curiously twisted shoots. Leaves are bright green, lance-shaped, and also twisted. Bears yellow-green catkins. The shoots of this tree are often used in dried arrangements. A very striking tree, especially in winter, so […]
Salix lindleyana (S. nepalensis) ( Nepal Willow )
This is a dwarf, dense, prostrate, deciduous shrub, to 1 1/2″ tall and 24+” wide. Leaves are ovate, very shiny, light green, up to 1/2″ long. Pinkish-brown catkins are either male, to 1/2″ long, or female, to 1/4″ long. Thrives […]
Salix irrorata ( Irrorate Willow )
This deciduous large shrub or small tree grows upright, to 10′ tall and 15′ wide. Shoots are purplish with white blooms in winter. Leaves are oblong, narrow, entire to slightly toothed, bright green above with glaucous underside, up to 4″ […]
Salix hastata ( Wehrhahnii Willow )
This is an erect, slow-growing, small deciduous shrub, to 3’tall and wide. Shoots are purplish-brown. Leaves are ovate, entire to slightly toothed, brilliant green, up to 2 1/2″ long. Catkins are male, showy, narrow, silvery-green, up to 3″ long. A […]
Salix gracilistyla ( Redgold Pussy Willow )
This is a bushy, arching, spreading, deciduous shrub or small tree, to 10′ tall and 12′ wide. Leaves are oblong to oval, grayish-green on top, underside with silky-grayish hairs, to 4″ long. Showy, narrow, pinkish-gray catkins, to 1 1/2″ long, […]
Salix fragilis ( Crack Willow )
This is a spreading deciduous tree, to 50′ tall and wide, with brittle, dark greenish-brown branches. Leaves are lanceolate, toothed, shiny, deep green above, underside bluish-green, up to 6″ long. Narrow, medium green, pendent catkins, up to 3″ long, males […]