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SALIX A diverse
group of deciduous trees varying in size from small to large. Suitable
for most soils, many are suitable for wet areas, and growing in sun or
part shade. The young shoots on some varieties are attractively coloured
in winter.
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| S. alba var. vitellina 'Britzensis AGM |
S. alba var. sericea Slender catkins appear in Spring. Narrow, intensely silver leaves. Height a round headed tree to 5 metres. Spread 4 to 5 metres.
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| S. babylonica v.pekinensis `Tortuosa' AGM (Was known as S. matsudana `Tortuosa'). Pale green leaves on curiously twisted shoots which are very distinct in winter. Height 3 to 4 metres. Spread 2 to 3 metres. |
S. caprea ‘Kilmarnock’ (Was S. caprea ‘Pendula’) Silvery `Pussy Willows' in late winter. Oval dark green leaves, greyish below. Height a small umbrella shaped tree, with stiffly pendulous branches, rarely more than its grafted height. Spread 1 to 1.5 metres.
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| S. daphnoides Has lance shaped, glossy, dark green leaves, silver male catkins in Spring and purple shoots with bluish white bloom in winter. Height fast growing small tree 5 to 8 metres. Spread 4 to 5 metres. |
S. ‘Erythroflexuosa’ (Golden Curls) Pale green twisted leaves on curiously twisted, orange-yellow shoots which are very distinct in winter. Height 3 to 4 metres. Spread 2 to 3 metres.
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| S. integra 'Hakuor-nishiki TOP WORKED |
S. helvetica TOP WORKED Catkins appear with the young leaves in April. Round leaves, grey green above, white below. Small growing shrub grown on a straight stem. Grows about one metre taller than its grafted height. Spread to about 1 metre.
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| S. purpurea ‘Pendula’ AGM Slender catkins appear with the leaves in spring. Narrow, greyish purple leaves, deciduous. A small weeping tree to about 3 metres. Spread 2 to 3 metres. |
| S. x sepulcralis var. chrysocoma |
