Grey Willow
Salix cinerea 'Variegata'
Salicaceae
Growth habit
Shrub
Perennation
Perennial
Native distribution
Europe to W. Asia
Location
Source of plant
Arborvillage Farm Nursery
Description
Shrub 4-6m. Twigs glabrous by third year, 2nd year wood ridged under bark. Leaves to 11x4cm, lanceolate-obovate, splashed and mottled creamy white, sparse-pubescent above, densely pubescent becoming sparsely grey pubescent beneath, crenate to irregularly serrate; petiole to 15mm; stipule large, persistent. Catkins 2-4x1-2cm, very silky at first; stamens 2, free; ovary stalked, hairy.
USDA Hardiness Zone
2
Special characteristics
foliage characteristics