• 9 years ago
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• Author: Ayishah Chui
• Tags: Deciduous, Salicaceae, Shrub, Week 05

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Common Name —— purple willow
Family —————— Salicaceae
Hardiness Zone —— 3- 6
Form ——————— upright when young, rounded and spreading when aged; shrub
Height/Spread ——– 4.0 – 8.0 m / 2.5 – 4.0 m
Water ——————– medium to heavy
Soil ———————– moist; adaptable to poor drainage
Sunlight —————- full sun to shade
Leaves —————— deciduous; blue-green; serrated; short petiole; narrow
Fall Colour ———— blue-green
Flower —————— April – May; dioecious; catkins
Bark ——————— purple stems
Limitation ————- prone to willow anthranose and rust
Strength —————- grow rapidly
Use ———————– as specimen plant; as informal hedge; in moist soil or by water

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