Silver Creeping Willow

Salix repens var. nitida

  • Top-grafted tree, with a prostrate to weeping crown
  • Small ovate silver-blue leaves with light green tips
  • Fall foliage is pale yellow
  • Silver catkins
  • Bloom Time: Late spring

ZONE:
3

COLOUR:
Silver

HEIGHT:
175-250 cm

SPREAD:
150-175 cm

Currently Unavailable
Substitutions Are Available
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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


This top-grafted tree, typically grafted on a 150 cm stem, can be pruned into a tight, compact shape, or left for a more graceful, weeping look. The silvery foliage makes this a real eye-catcher in the landscape.

Characteristics & Attributes


GROWTH RATE:
Medium
ATTRIBUTES:
Deciduous
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Silver
Blue
Yellow
LANDSCAPE USES:
Specimen

THESE PLANTS ARE

suitable substitutions for Salix repens var. nitida

Salix purpurea 'Pendula'
Salix purpurea 'Pendula'
WEEPING PURPLE-OSIER WILLOW