woolly willow
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S. lanata is a bushy, slow-growing small deciduous shrub with rounded, silvery-woolly leaves to 6cm in length. Male catkins erect, to 5cm, silvery becoming yellow; female catkins longer, greenish
Scientific classification
- Species
- woolly willow (Salix lanata)
- Genus
- Salix
- Family
- Salicaceae
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- Toxicity
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- 1-1.5 metres
- Height
- 1-1.5 metres
- Spread
- Deciduous
- Foliage
- Bushy
- Habit
- Spring · Summer · Autumn
- Season of interest
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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- Ideal temperature
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Distribution of woolly willow
Distribution map
Arctic Northern Asia Europe
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Culture
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Toxicity
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Quick identification of woolly willow
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woolly willow care guide
- Regular deep root watering, maintain steady mild soil dampness
- Watering
- Full sun · Partial shade
- Sunlight
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Watering
Regular deep root watering, maintain steady mild soil dampness
Fertilizing
FertilizingSlow-release shrub fertilizer applied single time each early spring yearly
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
GrowingEasy to grow on most soils in sun or partial shade; producing a small compact bushy shrub
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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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