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Arctic Blue Willow

Arctic Blue Willow  SOLD OUT FOR 2024

Salix purpurea | Zones 3-7 | Soil: Widely Adaptable 

This willow cultivar is a compact, rounded, deciduous shrub which typically grows to 5′ tall and features attractive purple stems. Often best grown as a 2-3′ tall, clipped shrub. Very narrow, blue-green leaves (to 4″ long). Dioecious. Grayish-white male and female flowering catkins (1 inch) bloom in early spring before the foliage. Slender and supple twigs can be used to make baskets.

Flame Willow

Flame Willow

Salix flame | Zones 3-6 | Soil: Widely Adaptable 

Flame Willow is a super hardy, dense branching shrubby willow great for windbreaks, wildlife borders, or for the back of the shrub border. It's primarily grown for its orange-red winter stem color, which creates wonderful winter interest. Green summer foliage turns yellow in fall.

Golden Willow

Golden Willow

Salix alba | Zones 3-7 | Soil: Widely Adaptable 

The Golden Willow is a tough shade tree with golden branches.  It’s widely adaptable to all soil types.   The narrow leaves turns golden in the fall.  It makes an excellent windbreak tree, but can be a rather messy tree.   It tends to drop branches  on a regular basis and has an aggressive root system.  So keep it away from homes, septics, and driveways.  Exceptionally fast growing.

Hybrid Willow

Hybrid Willow

Salix matsudana / Salix alba Cross | Zones 4-9 | Soil: Widely Adaptable 

Willow hybrid trees grow long, upright branches with slim, narrow leaves that have light green tops that are paler green on the bottom. The trees grow at a fast rate of 6-10 feet per year, quickly reaching their maximum height of 50-75 feet tall. Their maximum spread is 20-30 feet.  This is probably the fastest growing tree you will ever see.  These are fully rooted trees – not just cuttings.

Laurel Leaf Willow

Laurel Leaf Willow

Salix flame | Zones 3-6 | Soil: Widely Adaptable 

Flame Willow is a super hardy, dense branching shrubby willow great for windbreaks, wildlife borders, or for the back of the shrub border. It's primarily grown for its orange-red winter stem color, which creates wonderful winter interest. Green summer foliage turns yellow in fall.

Peachleaf Willow

Peachleaf Willow

Salix pentandra | Zones 2-8 | Soil: Widely Adaptable 

This willow is a small to medium sized tree.  It is often the first to leaf out in the Spring and the last to drop its leaves in fall.   Great tree for wildlife.  Used as food and cover for a wide variety of wetland wildlife.

Sandbar Willow

Sandbar Willow

Salix exigua| Zones 3-8 | Soil: Widely Adaptable 

Sandbar willow is a multistemmed medium-sized shrub with smooth gray bark. It is commonly found along shorelines, creek banks, and other wet sites.   A premier choice for erosion control.  Once planted, little to no care is required.  Deer love to browse on it.