Salix magnifica

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Plant Characteristics
Habit   tree

Height: 20 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 20.
Width: 10 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 10.
Lifespan: perennial
Bloom: early spring, mid spring, late spring
Cultivation
Exposure: sun
Features: flowers
USDA Zones: 7 to 10
Scientific Names

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Salix magnifica is a species of willow in the family Salicaceae. It is endemic to Sichuan in southwestern China, where it grows at high altitudes of 2,100–3,000 m. It is threatened by habitat loss.[1][2]

It is a deciduous shrub or small tree growing to 6 m tall. The leaves are alternate, 10–25 cm long and 7–12 cm broad, with an entire margin; they are green above, and glaucous below, with red veins and petiole. The flowers are produced in catkins in late spring after the new leaves appear; it is dioecious, with male and female catkins on separate plants. The male catkins are 10 cm long; the female catkins are 10 cm long at pollination, expanding to 25 cm long at seed maturity.[1][3]

It is cultivated as an ornamental plant in western Europe for its bold foliage, with the largest leaves of any willow.[3]

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Varieties

There are three varieties:[1]

  • Salix magnifica var. magnifica
  • Salix magnifica var. apatela (C.K.Schneider) K.S.Hao
  • Salix magnifica var. ulotricha (C.K.Schneider) N.Chao

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References

  1. Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 1.2 Flora of China: Salix magnifica
  2. World Conservation Monitoring Centre 1998. Salix magnifica. 2006 IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Downloaded on 23 August 2007.
  3. Jump up to: 3.0 3.1 Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.

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