trees

Salix / Willow

trees

Salix / Willow

by Arundel Arboretum on May 11, 2022
Salix alba ‘Britzensis’ / Scarlet Willow’ Salix alba ‘Britzensis’ is a beautiful medium, wide-spreading weeping tree. Lime green leaves. Red bark that stands out during the winter months. Salix ‘Erythroflexuosa’ / Twisted Willow Salis ‘Erythroflexuosa’ is a small tree with vigorous orange-yellow shoots that twist and contort making a interesting shaped skeleton during the winter. Green foliage turning yellow in autumn. Salix purpurea ‘Pendula’ / Weeping Willow Salix purpurea ‘Pendula’ is a small tree with blue green narrow leaves and purple pendulous branches. Autumn leaves turn yellow. Takes pruning well, ideal for a wet area. Salix x sepulcralis var. chrysocoma / Golden Weeping Willow Salis x sepulcralis var. chrysocoma.  This is the golden weeping willow.  It is a beautiful, spreading deciduous tree.  It has slender pendant, yellow-green stems and bright green leaves.  The bark is golden yellow.  Slender yellow catkins appear in the spring with the leaves.  It will grow happily in full sun in either a sheltered or exposed position.  It has an eventual  height of approximately 12m.