Salix caprea

Goat Willow, Great Sallow

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Height

3 to 8 m

Width

3 to 5 m

Flowering Time

March, April

Light/shadow demands

light shade,

no direct sunlight,

sun

pH-Value

acidic, slightly alkaline, neutral, slightly acidic

Soil

loamy, flood, tolerant of salt, all substrates

Trees and shrubs for bees

Yes

Salix caprea

Characteristics:

Habit

Large shrub or small tree, 3-8 (13) m tall, 3-5 m wide, short, crooked stem, round crown; branches upright, twigs extended to rising; fast-growing, 40-60 cm a year

Crown

rund rund

Blossom

Before leaves shoot, attractive catkins, initially silvery, then yellow, March to April (May); honey scented

Leaves

Round to broadly elliptical, pale green, grey-tomentose underneath, with clearly visible stipules; without autumn colours or yellow to orange-brown, November

Roots

Mostly shallow, tolerating covering, sensitive to floods (an exception!)

Demands

Sun to light shade; likes warmth, somewhat sensitive to late frost, but frost hardy; wind resistant

Soil

Moderately dry to damp; not demanding; any somewhat heavy substrates, losing its foliage early on light soil; avoids high chalk content; somewhat tolerant of salt

Tips

Increasingly brittle after ca. 20-30 years; cutting is possible as it regenerates well.

Hardiness Zone

Zone 4

Tip

To further catkin production, the twigs of all 3 varieties should be cut back to a few buds - ca. 3-5 cm - after flowering in April.

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99480143	Cont, 60-100	€13.50

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
99480143	Cont, 60-100	€13.50