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Other common names coral bark willow scarlet willow
Synonyms Salix alba subsp. vitellina 'Britzensis' Salix alba 'Chermesina'
Salix alba 'Britzensis'
Family Salicaceae
Genus Salix are deciduous shrubs and trees of diverse habit, with simple leaves and tiny flowers in catkins, male and female usually on separate plants. Some are valued for their brightly coloured winter shoots, others for their foliage or showy male catkins
Details 'Britzensis' is a vigorous medium-sized deciduous tree of compact habit, with bright red young shoots and narrow lanceolate mid-green leaves and insignificant yellowish catkins with the young leaves in spring
Foliage Deciduous
Habit Bushy
Hardiness
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H6
Full Sun
Partial Shade
Aspect West-facing or East-facing or South-facing or North-facing
Exposure Exposed or Sheltered
Clay
Loam
Sand
MoistureMoist but well-drained, Well-drained
SoilClay, Loam, Sand
pHAcid, Alkaline, Neutral
Ultimate height Higher than 12 metres
Ultimate spread wider than 8 metres
Time to ultimate height 20-50 years
Cultivation An easy to grow fast-growing tree for sun or partial shade. Often pollarded or coppiced
Propagation Propagate by softwood cuttings in early summer or hardwood cuttings in winter
Suggested planting locations and garden types Hedging & Screens Low Maintenance Coastal Wildlife Gardens
Pruning Pruning group 1 or pollarding every 3-4 years
Pests Can get aphids, caterpillars, leaf beetles and sawflies
Diseases May be subject to a rust
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