Salix 'Chrysocoma' (Golden Weeping Willow Tree)
Salix x chrysocoma
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Common Name: Golden Weeping Willow
Latin Name: Salix x sepulcralis var. 'Chrysocoma'
Soil: any deep, moist but well-drained soil
Position: Full sun
Flowering period/ colour: April/ both male and female flowers on the same slender catkins.
Hardiness: Fully hardy
Height/ spread in 20 years: 8m/7m
Special features: Very attractive with a cascade of yellow slender branches that sweep to the ground.
Possibly the most beautiful, weeping tree hardy to the British Isles. A medium-sized, wide spreading tree producing vigorous, arching branches which terminate in slender golden-yellow, weeping branchlets, ultimately of great length.
This Weeping Willow Tree is supplied in a 7.5 litre container suitable for planting all year round. The total height of this half standard tree is approximately 1.8m (6ft).
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B/R (Bare Root) - The traditional way to buy deciduous trees and shrubs. Perfect for planting between November and March.
R/B (Root Ball) - The traditional way to buy evergreen trees and shrubs. The plants are kept in their own soil, making them ideal to transplant between November and March.
C/G (Container Grown) - A very convenient way to buy trees and shrubs, already rooted in their pots, they can be planted all year round. Sizes given in litres.
H/S (Half standard) - Half standard trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 1.25-1.5m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.8-2.4m (6-8ft).
B (Bush) - Bush trees are 2-3 years old and have a clear stem of 0.8-1m with a bushy head of branches. The total height from the ground is usually 1.5-1.8m (5-6ft).
Maiden (Feathered tree) - A good, well-defined prominent leader running straight up through the young tree. Perfect for training into a half standard, standard or fan-trained tree. Sizes given in cm's.
Multi-stemmed - A tree with two or more main stems
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