Plants of the Salix Genus at BCA



The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

 

Salix alba

White Willow
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  • Salix alba 'Tristis' // Golden Weeping White Willow

 

Salix babylonica

Babylon Willow
A medium/large, water-loving, deciduous tree with a graceful, weeping habit of slender twigs arching downwards to the ground.
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  • Salix babylonica 'Crispa' // Curly Babylon Weeping Willow

 

Salix caprea

Goat Willow
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  • Salix caprea // Goat Willow ("straight species")

 

Salix caroliniana

Coastal Plain Willow
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  • Salix caroliniana 'Swamp Rocket' // Swamp Rocket Coastal Plain Willow

 

Salix floridana

Florida Willow
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  • Salix floridana // Florida Willow ("straight species")

 

Salix gracilistyla

A multi-stemmed, water-loving, deciduous shrub grown for its showy gray/pinkish-gold "pussy willow" catkin flowers in early spring.
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  • Salix gracilistyla 'Melanostachys' // Black Pussy Willow

 

Salix matsudana

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  • Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa' // Dragon's Claw Willow, Contorted/Corkscrew Willow

 

Salix nigra

Black Willow
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  • Salix nigra 'HSC Weeper' // HSC Weeper Black Willow

 

Salix purpurea

Purple Willow, Purpleosier Willow, Arctic Willow
A fine-textured, water-loving willow shrub with many slender, purplish-red stems and multi-color flower catkins.
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  • Salix purpurea // Purple Willow, Purpleosier Willow, Arctic Willow ("straight species")
  • Salix purpurea 'Nana' // Dwarf Purple Willow, Arctic Willow

 

Salix x

Willow Species (root stock suckers of Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki' std)
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  • Salix x // Willow Species (root stock suckers of Salix integra 'Hakuro Nishiki' std) ("straight species")
  • Salix x 'Licorice Whip' // Licorice Whip Hybrid Willow
  • Salix x 'Prairie Cascade' // Prairie Cascade Willow

 

Salix x matsudana

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  • Salix x matsudana 'Scarcuzam' // Scarlet Curls® Corkscrew Willow; Hankow Willow; Peking Willow