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golden weeping willow

Salix × sepulcralis var. chrysocoma

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Genus: Salix
Family: Salicaceae

About this plant

A weeping, deciduous tree, to 15m tall and wide, with vigorous arching branches terminating in golden-yellow branchlets. Young yellow-green, lanceolate leaves mature to a glossy green and catkins containing both male and female flowers, or occasionally all male or all female in separate catkins, appear with the leaves in spring

Growing Information

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 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

West FacingNorth FacingEast FacingSouth 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, 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

City Courtyard

Season of Interest

SpringSummerAutumn

Size & Characteristics

Height

Higher Than 12 Metres

Spread

Wider Than 8 Metres

Habit

Spreading

Time to Full Height

Twenty To Fifty Years