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 […]

Salix exigua ( Coyote Willow )

This is an upright, suckering deciduous shrub or small tree, to 12′ tall and 15′ wide. Forms thickets. Leaves are narrow, lanceolate, tapered, grayish-silver hairs when young, grayish-green later, up to 4″ long. Narrow, grayish-yellow catkins, males to 2″ long […]

Salix discolor ( Pussy Willow )

This is an erect, deciduous, small tree or large shrub with reddish-brown shoots. Leaves are oval to oblong, deep green on top, underside bluish white, 2″-4″ long. Most notable feature is the soft, fuzzy, silvery-gray male catkins, up to 1 […]

Salix daphnoides ( Aglaia Violet Willow )

This is an upright to spreading deciduous tree, to 25′ tall and 20′ wide. Shoots of ‘Aglaia’ are shiny red when young. Leaves are narrow, oblong, saw-toothed, deep green, up to 5 in. long. Narrow, silky, silvery-gray catkins to 2 […]

Salix caprea ( Kilmarnock Willow )

This is a lovely weeping small tree or medium shrub that is usually grafted on a standard. The size is variable depending on the height at which it was grafted. Shoots are yellowish-brown, with broad-elliptic to oblong leaves, deep green […]

Salix babylonica ( Weeping Willow )

This is a rounded, weeping tree with thin, pendant, greenish-brown shoots. Leaves are narrow and lance-shaped, saw-toothed, light green and up to 4 in. long. Narrow, silvery-green catkins on males, to 2 in. long, with yellow anthers, on females to […]

Salix babylonica ( Dragon-claw Willow )

‘Tortuosa’ is an upright, fast-growing tree with thin, greenish-brown, marvelously twisting shoots that provide a fantastic display in winter. Leaves are also twisted, forming circular patterns, narrow and lance-shaped, bright green, up to 4 in. long. Narrow, yellowish-green catkins on […]

Salix alba var. vitellina ( Chermesina Golden Willow )

This is a spreading, fast-growing, large tree with a rounded crown and dark reddish-orange shoots. Leaves are lanceolate, saw-toothed, bright green on top, underside bluish-green, up to 4 in. long. Foliage often turns brilliant golden yellow in autumn. ‘Chermesina’ produces […]