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Farges willow | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Farges willow

Salix fargesii

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Genus: Salix
Family: Salicaceae

About this plant

S. fargesii is a distinctive, wide-spreading deciduous shrub to 3m in height. Branchlets are stout, glossy green, becoming glossy dark brown in their second year, and winter buds are bright red. Leaves are large, elliptic to elliptic-lanceolate, to 18cm long, 3.5-8cm wide, glossy dark green above with impressed veins; dull green below. Slender, erect catkins to 12cm long (males) or 18cm (females) are produced in spring

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkalineNeutral

Not Currently Available

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

Moisture

Poorly DrainedWell Drained

Aspect

East FacingSouth FacingWest FacingNorth Facing

Exposure

Exposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in moderately fertile deep soil in sun or partial shade

Pruning

Pruning group 1 or pollarding every 3-4 years

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

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

Greenhouse

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumnWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years