blue-stem willow
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S. irrorata is a bushy upright deciduous shrub with purple young shoots, bloomed white in winter, narrow oblong leaves, and grey catkins with red anthers in early spring
Scientific classification
- Species
- blue-stem willow (Salix irrorata)
- Genus
- Salix
- Family
- Salicaceae
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- Toxicity
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- 1.5-2.5 metres
- Height
- 2.5-4 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn · Winter
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of blue-stem willow
Distribution map
Southwestern USA, Mexico
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of blue-stem willow
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blue-stem willow care guide
- Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
Watering
Moderate regular watering, allowing brief slight drying between soakings
Fertilizing
FertilizingBalanced perennial feed every four weeks from spring through summer
Pruning
PruningLittle pruning is needed. Remove diseased, damaged, crowded or crossing shoots and unwanted growth. Timing depends on the plant: generally late winter or early spring; plants prone to bleeding and deciduous magnolias need different timing, and deciduous azaleas and lilacs are pruned after flowering.
Propagation
PropagationPropagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or hardwood cuttings in winter
Growing
GrowingA small, slow growing shrub for sun or partial shade
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Common pests and diseases
Diseases
May be susceptible to willow anthracnose, scab, canker, honey fungus and rust
Pests
May be susceptible to aphids, caterpillars, leaf beetles, sawflies, willow scale
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