55 Dappled Willow Standard
Compact it sports a luminous variegated foliage on graceful branches throughout the growing season.
Dappled willow standard. Attracting the eye with its bright showy colors salix integra hakuro nishiki dappled willow is a deciduous shrub or small tree of great beauty. Use pruning shears or loppers for this purpose. Dappled willow trees also called salix integra hakuro nishiki are some of the smallest willow trees growing only 4 to 6 feet tall and 4 to 6 feet wide. In order to plant a dappled willow you must choose a location with well drained moist soil. Though the plant may grow in sandy or clay soil it will not be healthy enough to produce a colorful foliage. Dappled willow salix integra hakuro nishiki sku 7061 weeping branches display striking pink stems and buds surrounded by foliage mottled with white green and pink highlights. Do follow standard practices to winterize shrubs and trees in cold climates.
Dappled japanese willow tree blooms with yellow catkins in the early spring. Depending upon which rootstock you purchase flamingo willows salix integra may be either a tree or shrub. This fast growing but small sized ornamental tree will quickly fill out to become the star of your entryway garden patio area or poolside plantings but will never overwhelm the space it s given. Standard rootstock develops into a tree that will attain heights of about 15 feet 4 5 m tall and as wide. Since the dappled willow is hardy up to zone 4 you should not need to do anything special to winterize your dappled willow. This willow can be grown in hardiness zones 4 to 9. The ideal ph level ranges between 5 6 and 7 8 acidic to slightly alkaline.
Water regularly and thoroughly in autumn to allow the plant to take in as much water as it needs it will naturally decrease water intake as freezing weather approaches. Thin the dappled willow for a natural form. And do not fertilize. They are hardy in usda zones 4 to 8 where the temperature does not drop below minus 10 degrees fahrenheit. Standard dappled willow with its bright pink shoots which open to creamy white and green variegated leaves dapple willow can become a focal point in any yard. You can simply thin out branches if you want to keep the willow in a natural form.