Salix alba 'Britzensis'

Coral Bark Willow ('Chermesina') has stunning orange to red bark coloration in winter on its first year stems, so in order to keep it looking its best, this is a Salix which needs to be cut back hard every spring. The summer foliage is the classic narrow green willow leaf we all know, but its color in the winter landscape will really stand out. Originally introduced from Germany. Wet site tolerant.

H: 15 Feet  ·   S: 8 Feet  ·   Zone: 3

Salix alba 'Niobe'

A large, deciduous tree with elegantly weeping branches and a fast-growing habit. Narrow, golden-colored foliage with whitish undersides rustles delicately in summer breezes, leaving behind graceful, weeping golden branches in late autumn and winter following leaf fall. Highly tolerant of moist soil conditions and resistant to deer.

H: 60 Feet  ·   S: 60 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Salix chaenomeloides

The large red flower buds of Japanese Pussy Willow open in early spring with long showy pink and silver fuzzy male catkins. Should be cut back hard every spring for best flower production. Salt and wet site tolerant.

H: 15 Feet  ·   S: 8 Feet  ·   Zone: 6

Salix discolor

H: 12 Feet  ·   S: 8 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Salix gracilistyla 'Mt. Aso'

'Mt. Aso' Japanese Pussy Willow has beautiful bright pink male catkins appearing in March and April. The fuzzy flowers slowly elongate as they open, ending up almost 2" long by the time the pollen is exposed. Pussy Willows make great cut branches for forcing in January and February, and 'Mt Aso' is a particularly showy form. It is named for Japan's largest active volcano. Cut back the branches to 2' every 2 or 3 years to maintain good catkin production.

H: 12 Feet  ·   S: 10 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Salix melanostachys

Spring male catkins are purple-black with red anthers, making a very showy combination. The twigs are also reddish-purple in winter, for added interest. Like other shrub willows, Black Pussy Willow benefits from being cut back hard in spring. It is also salt and wet site tolerant.

H: 8 Feet  ·   S: 5 Feet  ·   Zone: 4

Salix x 'Swizzlestick'

'Swizzlestick' Corkscrew Willow has twisted, upward-reaching orange-yellow stems that display themselves beautifully in fall, winter and spring. The narrow green leaves are attractive all summer, turning yellow in the fall. Salix 'Swizzlestick' thrives in wet locations and is also salt tolerant. The original plant was found and named by Darryll Probst, who saw it on a roadside and took cuttings. Cut back hard in spring to promote attractive new branches. They also make a great addition to cut flower arrangements.

H: 20 Feet  ·   S: 5 Feet  ·   Zone: 5