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coyote willow

Salix exigua

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Salix
Family: Salicaceae

About this plant

S. exigua is a suckering shrub forming a thicket of slender stems bearing narrowly lance-shaped to linear leaves to 10cm long, silvery when young, later grey-green

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

East FacingSouth FacingWest Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any well-drained or moist but well-drained soil in full sun or light shade; dislikes shallow chalk soils but grows well on sandy soils

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

Propagate by softwood or semi-ripe cuttings from spring to summer or hardwood cuttings from autumn to late winter

Pests

May be damaged by willow bark aphids, caterpillars, willow leaf beetles or willow bean gall sawflies

Diseases

May be affected by willow anthracnose diseases, honey fungus, willow scab and a rust

Garden Uses

Uses

Flower BordersGround Cover

Planting Places

OutdoorBordersGreenhouse

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Suckering

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years