Red Twisted Willow

Salix babylonica tortuosa

Small tree with deciduous foliage, with a widely spread and weeping habit, the Salix babylonica tortuosa or Red Twisted Willow will seduce you with its elegance and originality. Indeed, it offers very decorative branches both arched and curiously twisted which fall at the ends. The young twigs...

Plant height
100/120 cm in 1 liter pot

7.5 €
TTC

Quantity

Delivery expected from 12/31/2024 if ordered before 12:00 p.m.

Description

Height at maturity 4 m

Wingspan at maturity 2 to 2,50 m

Exposure Sun, partial shade

Flowering March - April

Hardiness -20°C

Small tree with deciduous foliage, with a widely spread and weeping habit, the Salix babylonica tortuosa or Red Twisted Willow will seduce you with its elegance and originality. Indeed, it offers very decorative branches both arched and curiously twisted which fall at the ends. The young twigs are a splendid orange color. In spring, the twisting branches are dressed in lanceolate leaves with a twisted blade, shiny, light green in colour, with a silvery underside. They turn yellow in the fall. In March-April, before the leaves appear, this variety of willow flowers in the form of catkins 3 cm long, greyish white.

Small, fast-growing tree, 4 m high by 2 m wide, the Salix babylonica tortuosa is suitable for small spaces. Easy to live with and very hardy (it supports negative temperatures down to -20 ° C), it tolerates any type of soil provided it is deep, cool or even humid and enriched with humus. It requires a sunny to half-shaded exposure. It can be pruned severely to encourage the growth of young, more colourful woods.

The Red Twisted Willow, decorative all year round, will cause a sensation in your garden, by its elegance and its graphics whether it is planted in isolation or in groups.

Features

Common name : Red Twisted Willow
Family : Salicaceae
Category : tree
Spread : 2 to 2,50 m
Foliage : deciduous
Use : isolated - shrubbery
Soil : rich and well-drained
Habit : weeper
Earth to use : universal potting soil/garden soil/compost
Enemies : aphids - caterpillars
Possible diseases : rust disease - gall - armillary - anthracnose
Date of last repotting : 05/01/24

Expédition & livraison

How does the delivery work?

As soon as you place your order your plants are selected
Each order is processed individually.
Plants are packed, staked and labeled.
Packaging is carefully implemented to avoid any problems.
Packages are ready to be shipped.

Our delivery methods

Shipping of our plants throughout Europe (except overseas and islands).

	Mondial Relay Delivery scheduled between the 12/31/2024 and 01/02/2025
	DPD livraison à domicile Delivery scheduled between the 01/01/2025 and 01/02/2025
	DPD livraison en point relais Delivery scheduled between the 01/01/2025 and 01/02/2025