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foot-catkin willow | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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foot-catkin willow

Salix magnifica

Low Maintenance

Genus: Salix
Family: Salicaceae

About this plant

S. magnifica is a medium-sized deciduous shrub of open habit, with red-brown shoots and handsome, magnolia-like dark green leaves to 20cm in length. Slender male catkins to 18cm, females to 25cm, open after the leaves in late 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

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

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

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years