Golden Willow
The Golden Willow is a hardy shelter belt tree that grows with a round form and slender drooping branches. The tree will grow to a large stature and tends to prefer a low canopy. As implied with it’s name, young stems are adorned with a beautiful yellow hue. The tree grows with glossy green, narrow (lanceolate) leaves. In autumn the leaves will turn golden yellow. As the tree ages the trunk’s bark will become deeply furrowed. The tree is typically found growing in a multi-trunk form, how ever we also have single trunk selections.
Description
| Common Name |
Golden Willow |
|---|---|
| Latin Name |
Salix alba ‘Vitellina’ |
| Form |
Round |
| Life Span |
75+ |
| Growth Rate |
Fast |
| Mature Height |
15m |
| Mature Spread |
12.0m |
| Flower Colour |
Inconspicuous |
| Fragrance |
Insignificant |
| Fall Colour |
Golden ,Yellow |
| Soil Preference |
Thrives in moist soil, will tolerate extreme drought. |
| Exposure Preference |
Full sun |
| Cold Hardiness Zone |
Zone 2 |
| Special Attributes and Considerations |
Willows tend to drop branches in wind storms which makes some folks consider the trees to be messy. |
| Folk Lore |
The Golden Willow is a selection of the White Willow which grows natively in Europe. The White Willow was brought to North American by the pioneers and quickly naturalized across the continent. |
| Available Sizes |
50mm |
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