Salix udensis

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Bandwilg Salix 'Sekka' struik.jpg


Plant Characteristics
Habit   shrub

Height: 17 ft"ft" can not be assigned to a declared number type with value 17.
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: 5 to 9
Scientific Names

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Salix udensis (syn. S. sachalinensis F.Schmidt) is a species of willow native to northeastern Asia, in eastern Siberia (including Kamchatka), northeastern China, and northern Japan.[1]

It is a deciduous shrub growing to 5 m tall. The leaves are slender lanceolate, 6–10 cm long and 0.8–2 cm broad, glossy dark green above, glaucous and slightly hairy below, with a serrated margin. The flowers are produced in early spring on catkins 2–3 cm long.[2]

Cultivation

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Pests and diseases

Varieties

The cultivar S. udensis 'Sekka' ("Japanese fantail willow") is grown as an ornamental plant; it has fastigiate (erect) branching.[2]

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References

  1. Germplasm Resources Information Network: Salix udensis
  2. 2.0 2.1 Huxley, A., ed. (1992). New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. Macmillan ISBN 0-333-47494-5.

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