(Willow)

Salix integra is a large, graceful, slender-stemmed, deciduous shrub native to eastern Asia. Attractive reddish catkins decorate its shiny stems in spring, before the bright green lance-shaped leaves appear. Full sun and moist, well drained soil suit it best. It makes an ideal waterside plant.

(Dappled Willow, Hakuro-nishiki Variegated Willow)

Salix integra is a large, graceful, slender-stemmed, deciduous shrub native to eastern Asia. The leaves of its cultivar 'Hakuro Nishiki' are variegated pink, green and white. The salmon-pink to purple stems provide winter interest. Small, reddish catkins appear in spring before the leaves. It is often grafted onto a standard because of its relatively compact, arching habit.

Plant 'Hakuro-Niskiki' in moist, well drained soil in full sun to partial shade. Partial shade is necessary in hot summer...

(Willow)

This is a fast-growing, weeping tree that makes an exceptional shade tree in cold climates. A sterile hybrid developed at the Morden Research Station in Manitoba, Canada, 'Prairie Cascade' descends from a cross between the European bay willow, Salix pentandra and the native weeping willow of Wisconsin, Salix ‘Blanda’. This tree is a hardy alternative to the Chinese weeping willow because it is much longer lived, smaller in size and less prone to pests and disease. The stems are...

(Arctic Blue Willow, Purple Willow)

A medium to large spreading shrub, or an upright tree, purple osier is very hardy and adaptable to a wide variety of soils, tolerating both wet and dry conditions. Its narrow, dark blue-green leaves appear after silky catkin-like flowers. Stems are bendable and reddened, and, with the leaves, lend a flashy rippling effect to the landscape in wind. In autumn, leaf color changes to a purple-black.

Plant purple osier in full sun in moist well-drained or soggy soils. Over time, it may become a...

(Alaska Blue Willow, Purple Willow)

Dwarf purple willow is a compact deciduous shrub with small gray-green leaves. In spring small catkin flowers appear on its slender, bendable branches.

Plant 'Nana' ('Gracilis') in full sun in moist well-drained or soggy soils. It is great as a wispy or tightly-clipped low hedge and for stabilizing slopes and riverbanks.

(Purple Weeping Willow)

A medium to large, spreading shrub or upright tree, purple osier is very hardy, adapted to a wide range of soils, and tolerates both wet and dry conditions. Its narrow, dark blue-green leaves appear after silky catkin-like flowers. This selection, ‘Pendula’ has long, dangling, cascading branches that are reddened and lax, waving in the breeze along with the leaves in a flashy, rippling effect. In autumn, the leaves turn purple-black.

Plant purple osier in full sun and moist well-drained or soggy...

(Creeping Willow)

(Argentea Creeping Willow, Creeping Willow)

(Weeping Willow)

This large, fast-growing deciduous tree is the hybrid between Chinese weeping willow (Salix babylonica) and European white willow (S. alba). It combines the picturesque weeping habit of S. babylonica with the exceptional cold-hardiness of S. alba.

In late winter to early spring, fuzzy, yellow-green, caterpillar-like flower clusters ("catkins") adorn hybrid weeping willow's drooping branchlets. Each tree produces only male or female...

(Golden Weeping Willow)

Prized for its picturesque habit and its showy golden-yellow branchlets, this large, fast-growing deciduous tree is a hybrid between Chinese weeping willow (Salix babylonica) and weeping golden willow (S. alba var. vitellina 'Tristis'). It was introduced in 1888 by the Späth Nursery of Berlin, Germany.

In late winter to early spring, fuzzy, yellow-green, caterpillar-like flower clusters ("catkins") adorn this willow's drooping branchlets. It produces only...