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Genus - Salix (Willows)
Fast, easy and mostly tolerant of wet ground, Willows can be grown for basketry, biomass, floristry, as a living hedge or a spectacular specimen like the Weeping Willow.
Salix fargesii
Salix fargesii
€15.00
Farges willow A small, shrubby willow with large attractive leaves and stunning, glossy, bloodred winter buds and stems. A great choice for smaller gardens that can grow in any soil, it goes best near a pathway where it can be truly appreciated right throughout the year. Site: Tolerates some coastal exposureSoil: AnyPosition: Full sun, some shad...
Salix gracilistyla Mount Aso®
€12.00
Japanese Pink Pussy Willow A stunning, compact new cultivar suitable for the smallest garden, Salix gracilistyla Mount Aso® is a medium-sized, deciduous shrub with an upright, bushy habit. In late winter and early spring charming, fuzzy pink catkins or ‘pussies’ appear on the naked stems, a wonderful feature in the winter garden and lovely for c...
Salix integra Hakuro-nishiki
Salix integra Hakuro-nishiki
€16.00
Flamingo Willow A superb dwarf willow, either a large shrub or small tree, Salix integra Hakuro-nishiki has branches that droop slightly at the tips. The narrow, typical willow, leaves emerge light pink, and mature to variegated pink, green and creamy-white, turning predominantly green as summer rolls on. In spring, yellow catkins appear on the ...
Salix purpurea Nana
Salix purpurea Nana
€16.00
Dwarf Arctic Willow A very attractive dwarf willow, Salix purpurea Nana is a compact, deciduous shrub with slender reddish-purple stems which give winter interest, and a low, rounded habit. The narrow, matte-textured leaves are bluish grey-green, turning yellow in autumn. In spring, silvery catkins appear on the bare branches. Particularly good...
Salix purpurea pendula
Salix purpurea pendula
€55.00
Purple Weeping Willow Becoming a popular willow for smaller gardens, Salix purpurea pendula is grafted onto a straight stem at varying heights for ornamental purposes. Its red/yellow stems will droop down gracefully, eventually touching the ground. The early spring catkins have an interesting texture and beautiful appearance and its quirky sha...
Salix acutifolia Blue Streak
€6.00
Siberian Willow Salix acutifolia Blue Streak is a large deciduous tree with purple, vividly white-bloomed stems and narrow, dark green leaves. Upright, fast growing tree with many uses. It bears early spring catkins on purple-red stems, sure to brighten any location. It is also highly valued by all sorts of wildlife and can grow in smaller ...
Salix alba - White Willow
€3.00
White willow A beautiful, large, fast growing tree with deeply furrowed bark, Salix alba, like most willows, grows in most situations. S. alba in particular does especially well in exposed locations as a shelterbelt tree, and it also does well in riverside plantings for erosion control. Highly valued by wildlife, the wood can also be used in a...
Salix alba Chermesina
Salix alba Chermesina
€3.00
Scarlet willow S. alba Chermesina (syn. Britzensis) is a beautiful, mid-sized, fast growing tree, with an amazing scarlet winter colour giving an incredible backdrop, or specimen plant for any garden. A popular cultivar of its parent Salix alba, like most willows it grows in most situations and is becoming a popular basketry willow for its lon...
Salix alba Tristis - Golden weeping Willow
€28.00
Golden Weeping Willow A stunningly elegant weeping tree, the Golden Weeping Willow (syn. S. x sepulcralis Chrysocoma) is seen in many estates throughout Europe. Regularly planted as a specimen tree near a lake where it can be best appreciated, its branches will droop down touching the water below, providing amazing aesthetic quality and most imp...
Salix alba Vittelina
Salix alba Vittelina
€2.50
Golden willow With an amazing deep-yellow winter colour, the Golden Willow is guaranteed to brighten your garden on the darkest of Winter days. Perfect as a specimen plant too, Salix alba Vittelina is a popular cultivar of its parent Salix alba. Like most willows it grows in most situations, and it is a popular basketry willow for its long lasti...
Salix aurita - Eared Willow
€3.00
Eared Willow A small shrubby willow that is native to Ireland and also grows across most of Europe. Interesting looking crinkled leaves are very characteristic of this species and at the base of each leaf there are a pair of 'stipules', which are said to resemble mouse ears. Thanks to its shrubby habit, birds are always building their nests wi...
Salix babylonica pendula - Weeping Willow
€18.00
Weeping willow This is a stunning, elegant weeping tree. Regularly planted as a specimen near a lake where it can be best appreciated, its branches will droop down touching the water below providing great aesthetic quality and, most importantly, a wildlife haven. Coupled with its exquisite Winter silhouette it is deserving of any mid to larger s...
Salix babylonica Tortuosa - Contorted willow
€4.00
Contorted willow A tall shrubby upright willow with twisted and contorted branches that spiral upwards, bearing interesting twisted leaves that are said to resemble dragons claws. Popular among florists as they can easily fit the cuttings into almost any bouquet. Salix babylonica Tortuosa has a stunning silhouette in the Winter, coupled with l...
Salix caprea - Pussy Willow
€2.50
Pussy or Goat Willow - (Saileach Dubh) One of the most widely distributed willows in the world, Salix caprea is native to Ireland and known to grow as far east as China and Mongolia, and as far north as Scandinavia. It is one of the common willows of Ireland. For centuries it has been referred to as 'pussy willow' because of its furry catkins ...
Salix caprea Kilmarnock - Kilmarnock Weeping Willow
€49.50
Kilmarnock Willow One of the most popular willows for smaller gardens, Salix caprea Kilmarnock, also known as S. caprea pendula, has been widely planted for decades. Originally a wild ground covering plant eventually grafted onto a straight stem at varying heights for ornamental purposes, its red/yellow stems will droop down gracefully eventua...
Salix cinerea - Grey Willow
€2.50
Grey Willow A tough, mid sized vigorous willow native to Ireland and most of Europe, Salix cinerea is said to be one of the most resilient willows, growing from the dry beaches on the coast of Spain to some of the highest mountains in the Alps up to 2500m elevation. It is such a potent plant that there is a saying that goes "if you stand still...
Salix daphnoides - Violet Willow
€3.00
Violet Willow A tall upright fast growing tree with many uses, Violet Willow bears early spring catkins on purple-red stems sure to brighten any location. It is a popular basketry willow for its long lasting colour and highly valued by all sorts of wildlife. It can grow in smaller gardens if coppiced in March to provide consistent winter colour....
Salix erythroflexuosa
Salix erythroflexuosa
€8.00
Willow Erythroflexuosa A hybrid of white willow and the twisted weeping willow, Salix x sepulcralis Erythroflexuosa is a small, fairly fast-growing, deciduous tree, sometimes a large shrub, with a semi-weeping habit. The pendulous, twisting branches are orange-yellow when young, maturing to deep brown. The narrow, pale green leaves are also tw...
Salix gracilistyla Melanostachys
€8.00
Black Willow Grown for its coloured stems and showy catkins, Salix gracilistyla Melanostachys is a large, fast-growing, deciduous shrub with an upright, bushy, spreading habit. In early spring striking, long-lasting catkins or ‘pussies’ appear, black, with scarlet anthers like little claws on which golden pollen soon appears. The oval leaves eme...
Salix irrorata - Blue Stem Willow
€2.50
Blue Stem Willow A highly colourful willow, bragging purple young shoots with grey-red catkins in spring, beautiful narrow foliage in summer lovely yellow autumn leaf colour, and blue-white winter stem colour. A truly under-utilized willow, Salix irrorata grows to a mere 8-10ft making it perfect for any garden or even large pot.Site: Tolerates s...