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willow 'Erythroflexuosa' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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willow 'Erythroflexuosa'

Salix × sepulcralis 'Erythroflexuosa' (m)

★ RHS AGM

Genus: Salix
Family: Salicaceae

About this plant

'Erythroflexuosa' is a small tree or large shrub, to 5m tall, with narrow, twisted pale green leaves and yellow catkins in spring. Its pendulous, orange-yellow juvenile shoots are twisted and contorted and mature to a dark brown colour

Growing Information

Height

4-8 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 DrainedMoist But Well Drained

Aspect

West FacingEast FacingSouth Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in full sun in moist or wet soil

Pruning

Pruning group 1 or Pruning group 7 to encourage new brightly coloured shoot formation

Propagation

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

Pests

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

Diseases

May be affected by willow anthracnose, scab, willow heart rot, rust diseases, crown gall, honey fungus and root rot

Garden Uses

Uses

Cottage InformalCity CourtyardGround Cover

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

4-8 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

Bushy

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years