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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.
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It is a [[deciduous]] shrub that reaches a height of 1-6 m.
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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.
 
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.
 
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'''''Salix gracilistyla''''' is a species of [[willow]] native to [[Japan]], [[Korea]] and [[China]].
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It is a [[deciduous]] shrub, reaching a height of 1-5 m.
 
  
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'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.
  
 
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
 
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Revision as of 17:39, 7 May 2010


Salix gracilistyla1.jpg


Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10. to 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Width: 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10. to 15 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 15.
Lifespan: perennial
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Water: wet, moist
Features: deciduous
USDA Zones: 6 to 10
Flower features: red, orange, yellow, pink
Scientific Names

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Salix gracilistyla[1] 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.


Read about Salix gracilistyla in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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.


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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

References

  1. Also S. gracilystilla

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