Salix gracilistyla 'Mount Aso'
(Willow 'Mount Aso')
Family - Salicaceae
Category - Shrub
Season of Interest - Spring, Winter
Hardiness - H5
Height - 3m
Width - 4m
Location - The House Border
Description: A Deciduous, medium-sized Shrub with a bushy, spreading habit. Narrow, oblong to oval leaves are grey-green with fine, silky white hairs on the undersides. Deep, reddish pink catkins are oval in shape and have a fuzzy, silvery silhouette. The catkins are produced on bare branches from mid to late winter.
Flower:
Small, male flowers are held in showy, oval catkins. Each catkin is a deep shade of reddish pink with a silvery silhouette. The catkins are produced on bare branches in January and February.
Flower colour: Red, pink
Flower shape: Small flowers held in catkins
Flowering time: January, February
Foliage:
Narrow, oblong to oval leaves are grey-green with fine, silky silvery hairs on the undersides. Each leaf has a silvery midrib. The leaves are Alternately arranged on the spreading branches. The leaves emerge after the catkins are produced.
Foliage Senescence: Deciduous
Foliage Shape: Oblong to oval
Propagation:
Cuttings.
Cultivation:
Best in full sun in moisture-retentive soil that is well-drained.