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Japanese fodder willow | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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Japanese fodder willow

Salix kinuyanagi (m)

Low Maintenance

Genus: Salix
Family: Salicaceae

About this plant

S. kinuyanagi is a vigorous shrub or small tree, up to 8m high, with stout, greyish-brown felted stems and long, narrow leaves, with silky undersides. Bright yellow male catkins are produced in spring (only the male form is known)

Growing Information

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

AcidAlkaline

Not Currently Available

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

Neutral

Moisture

Poorly DrainedMoist But Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingSouth FacingNorth FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in full sun in moist or wet soil

Pruning

Pruning group 1

Propagation

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

Pests

May be affected by aphids, caterpillars, gall mites, flea beetles, sawfly larvae, and willow scale insects

Diseases

May be affected by willow anthracnose, watermark disease, willow heart rot, rust diseases, crown gall, honey fungus, root rot, silver leaf, and tar spot

Garden Uses

Uses

Ground Cover

Planting Places

Borders

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

4-8 Metres

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years