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white willow 'Golden Ness'

Salix alba 'Golden Ness'

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Genus: Salix
Family: Salicaceae

About this plant

'Golden Ness' is a golden-stemmed cultivar of a vigorous species that can be kept in check by coppicing. Coppicing reduces it to shrub of 2m in height and has the added bonus of producing more colourful stems for winter display

Growing Information

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoam

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

This plant is not currently stocked at any garden centres on our platform.

Moisture

Poorly DrainedMoist But Well DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth FacingNorth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Suitable for damp places especially. Position to highlight winter sun on stems

Pruning

Coppice in early spring. Pruning group 7

Propagation

Propagate by semi-ripe cuttings in summer or hardwood cuttings in winter

Pests

May suffer from caterpillars, aphids and gall mites

Diseases

May suffer from willow anthracnose and rust

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersBanks Slopes

Planting Places

Borders

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

8-12 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years