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narrow-leaved olive willow | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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narrow-leaved olive willow

Salix elaeagnos subsp. angustifolia

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Genus: Salix
Family: Salicaceae
Common Names: narrow-leaved rosemary willow

About this plant

S. elaeagnos subsp. angustifolia is a bushy upright shrub with dark brown shoots bearing linear leaves, at first grey-hairy, becoming dark green above, and turning yellow in autumn. Slender catkins open with the leaves in early spring

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

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

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

South FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

A small, slow growing shrub for sun or partial shade

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or hardwood cuttings in winter

Pests

Can get aphids, caterpillars, leaf beetles and sawflies

Diseases

May be subject to a rust

Garden Uses

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummer

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years