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willow 'Golden Sunshine' | Plant Finder | Fill My Garden

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willow 'Golden Sunshine'

Salix udensis 'Golden Sunshine'^PBR

Low Maintenance

Genus: Salix
Family: Salicaceae

About this plant

A deciduous spreading shrub to 4m. It has bright green-yellow leaves throughout the growing season, turning yellow before they fall. The bare young winter stems are red-brown

Growing Information

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Hardiness

Foliage

Deciduous

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full SunPartial Shade

Soil

ClayChalkLoamSandy

Acid

Not Currently Available

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

Alkaline

Neutral

Moisture

Moist But Well DrainedPoorly Drained

Aspect

South FacingNorth FacingWest FacingEast Facing

Exposure

ShelteredExposed

Care Guide

Cultivation

Grow in any fertile moisture-retentive soil, even waterlogged for short periods. Beside water is ideal

Pruning

Pruning group 1 or pruning group 7 for brighter coloured stems and keeping the shrub shorter

Propagation

Propagate from hardwood cuttings

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, caterpillars, gall mites, flea beetles, sawfly larvae, and willow scale

Diseases

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

Garden Uses

Uses

City CourtyardCottage InformalGround Cover

Planting Places

GreenhouseBorders

Season of Interest

AutumnSpringSummerWinter

Size & Characteristics

Height

2.5-4 Metres

Spread

2.5-4 Metres

Habit

BushyClump Forming

Time to Full Height

Ten To Twenty Years