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{{SPlantbox

| color = lightgreen

|familia=Salicaceae

| name = Chinese Willow

|genus=Salix

| status =  

 

|common_name=Peking willow, Hankow Willow, Weeping willow

| image = Peking-willow.jpg

|habit=tree

| image_width = 240px

| image_caption = Chinese Willow (cv. 'Tortuosa') <br/>planted in the [[Jardin botanique de Montréal]]

| regnum = [[Plant]]ae

|Min ht metric=ft

| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]

|Max ht box=50

| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]

|Max ht metric=ft

| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]

|height_ref=Sunset National Garden Book

| familia = [[Salicaceae]]

|lifespan=perennial

| genus = ''[[Willow|Salix]]''

|life_ref=Sunset National Garden Book

| species = '''''S. matsudana'''''

|exposure=sun

| binomial = ''Salix matsudana''

|sun_ref=Sunset National Garden Book

| binomial_authority = [[Gen'ichi Koidzumi|Koidz.]]

|water=wet, moist, moderate

|water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book

|features=deciduous, foliage

|Temp Metric=°F

|sunset_zones=3-24, 30-34, 39

|image=Peking-willow.jpg

|image_width=180

|image_caption=Chinese Willow (cv. 'Tortuosa')

}}

}}

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]].  

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]].  

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.

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.

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 "Corkscrew Willow", 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.

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 "Corkscrew Willow", 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.

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 "Navajo Willow" selected in the southwest US.

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 "Navajo Willow" selected in the southwest US.

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.

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.

[[Category:Salicaceae|Willow, Chinese]]

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