Salix bockii
Family - Salicaceae
Category - Shrub
Origin - Western China
Discovered By - Introduced by Ernest Wilson
Year of Introduction - 1908
Season of Interest - Spring, Summer, Autumn
Hardiness - H6
Height - up to 1.2m
Location - The House Border
Description: A small, Deciduous Shrub with an upright, bushy habit. Small, grey-green to dark green leaves are obovate to oblong in shape and covered in silky hairs. The leaves are held in rosette-like clusters on the reddish-brown branches. Grey-green catkins are produced along the branches from late summer into autumn, which is unusually late for Salix.
Flower:
Small, grey-green catkins are produced along the reddish-brown branches in August and September. The late flowering period makes Salix bockii unique among the willows.
Flower colour: Green
Flower shape: Catkins
Flowering time: August, September
Foliage:
Small, grey-green to dark green leaves are obovate to oblong in shape and covered in fine, silky white hairs. The leaves are held in rosette-like clusters on slender branches.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Obovate to oblong
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in fertile, moisture retentive soil that is well drained.