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netleaf willow | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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netleaf willow

Salix reticulata

★ RHS AGMLow Maintenance

Genus: Salix
Family: Salicaceae
Common Names: Highland willow, net-leaved willow, netted-leaved willow, net-veined willow

About this plant

S. reticulata low-growing, prostrate deciduous shrub forming a wide patch to 12cm high. Leaves 2-4cm, rounded, rich glossy green above, with impressed veins; glaucous beneath. Male catkins erect, 2cm, are borne with the leaves

Growing Information

Height

Up To 10 Cm

Spread

0.1-0.5 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 FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

A dwarf, prostrate, slow-growing shrub for sun or partial shade

Pruning

No regular pruning required

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

Up To 10 Cm

Spread

0.1-0.5 Metres

Habit

Trailing

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years