Rosegold Pussy Willow

Salix gracilistyla 'Variegata' Salicaceae

Growth habit

Shrub

Perennation

Perennial

Native distribution

Japan, Korea

Location

Zucker Shrub Collection

Source of plant

Arborvillage Farm Nursery

Description

Shrub to 3m. Branches erect, twigs hoary-pubescent, becoming glabrous. Leaves 5-12x1.5-3cm, linear oblong, at first silky, becoming glabrous above, persistently hairy beneath, entire to serrulate, with subdued variegations; petiole hariy, 5-10mm. Catkins 2-5cm; ovary subsessile, silky-villous.

USDA Hardiness Zone

6