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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = Chinese Willow<br /> | status = <br /> <br /> secure<br /> | image = Peking-willow.jpg<br /> | image_width = 240px<br /> | image_caption = Chinese Willow (cv. 'Tortuosa') &lt;br/&gt;planted in the [[Jardin botanique de Montréal]]<br /> | regnum = [[Plant]]ae<br /> | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Malpighiales]]<br /> | familia = [[Salicaceae]]<br /> | genus = ''[[Willow|Salix]]''<br /> | species = '''''S. matsudana'''''<br /> | binomial = ''Salix matsudana''<br /> | binomial_authority = [[Gen'ichi Koidzumi|Koidz.]]<br /> }}<br /> <br /> {{commons|Salix_matsudana_tortuosa|Chinese Willow 'Tortuosa'}}<br /> <br /> The '''Chinese Willow''' (''Salix matsudana''), also known as the Hankow Willow, Curly Willow or Globe Willow, is a species of [[willow]] native to northwestern [[China]]. The species is named in honour of [[Sadahisa Matsudo]], a [[Japan]]ese [[botanist]]. <br /> <br /> It is a medium-sized to large [[deciduous]] tree, growing up to 20-25 m tall. It is upright and grows rapidly, but has a short lifespan. It has narrow, light green leaves, around 4-10 cm long and 1-2 cm broad. The [[flower]]s are [[catkin]]s produced early in the spring; it is [[plant sexuality|dioecious]], with the male and female catkins on separate trees.<br /> <br /> Many botanists treat ''Salix matsudana'' as a [[Synonymy|synonym]] of the [[Peking Willow]] ''Salix babylonica'', which, despite its botanical name, is also native to northern China. The only reported difference between the two is that ''S. matsudana'' has two [[nectar]]ies in each female flower, whereas ''S. babylonica'' has only one; however this character is not reliable in many willows (e.g. [[Crack Willow]] can have either one or two), so even this difference may mean nothing.<br /> <br /> ==Cultivation and uses==<br /> Chinese Willow has been introduced into many areas as an [[ornamental plant|ornamental tree]], including [[Australia]], [[Europe]] and [[North America]]. A particularly popular [[cultivar]] is ''Salix matsudana'' 'Tortuosa', the &quot;Corkscrew Willow&quot;, in which the branches and twigs grow in a spiral, twisting manner. As a result of the ornamental shape of the branches and twigs, this cultivar is commonly used as a [[bonsai]] plant and for floral arrangements.<br /> <br /> The plant is very susceptible to [[canker]]s, and is weak-wooded and prone to storm damage. Cultivars that have been selected to resist this include 'Golden Curls', a [[hybrid]] with the [[White Willow]] (''Salix alba''), 'Scarlet Curls', and 'Navajo', the &quot;Navajo Willow&quot; selected in the southwest US.<br /> <br /> Another cultivar of hybrid origin between Chinese Willow and White Willow is 'Austree'; this is an exceptionally fast-growing cultivar with straight (not contorted) branches, sold for screening and fast tree cover. However it too is very prone to cankers and other diseases, making it very short-lived and unsuitable for most of the purposes for which it is sold.<br /> <br /> [[Category:Salicaceae|Willow, Chinese]]</div>

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