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'''''Salix gracilistyla'''''<ref>Also '''''S. gracilystilla'''''</ref> is a species of [[willow]] native to [[Japan]], [[Korea]] and [[China]] known in English as Rosegold Pussy Willow. It is a [[deciduous]] shrub that reaches a height of 1-6 m. {{Inc| Salix gracilistyla, Miq. (S. Thunbergiana, Blume). Shrub: young branchlets tomentose, older reddish brown: stipules cordate: lvs. oblong-obovate to oblong-lanceolate, acute at both ends, serrulate, pubescent when young, later glabrous above, thinly pubescent and glaucescent below with prominent veins, 2-4 in. long: catkins cylindric, before the lvs., sessile; staminate 1 – 1 1/2 in. long, stamens 2, with connate filaments; pistillate longer; ovary pubescent with long and slender style. Japan. }} ==Cultivation== ===Propagation=== ===Pests and diseases=== ==Varieties== 'Melanostachys', also known as Black Pussy Willow, is known for its jet-black male and female [[catkin]] blooms which appear in early Spring. Its male catkins also have red [[anthers]] which slowly turn soft yellow from pollen. ==Gallery== <gallery perrow=5> File:Salix gracilistyla2.jpg Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== <references/> *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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