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Salix yezoalpina
Yezo Dwarf Willow
Origin: Native to Russia and Japan.
| Family |
| Salicaceae |
| Genus |
| Salix |
| Species |
| yezoalpina |
| Category |
| Woody |
| Type |
| Shrub (deciduous) |
| USDA Hardiness Zone |
| 6b |
| Canadian Hardiness Zone |
| 6 - 7 |
| RHS Hardiness Zone |
| H6 |
| Temperature (°C) |
| -20 to -15 |
| Temperature (°F) |
| 4 - 5 |
| Height |
| 0.1 - 0.5 m |
| Spread |
| 2.5 - 4 m |
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Description and Growing Information
Flowering Period
| General Description |
| A small shrub producing catkins in spring. |
| Landscape |
| Ground cover, rock garden, banks and slopes. |
| Cultivation |
| Grow in a moist, well-drained soil in full sun or partial-shade. |
| Shape |
| Trailing. |
| Growth |
| Medium |
| Pests |
| Susceptible to aphids, caterpillars, leaf beetles, sawflies, willow scale, willow anthracnose, scab, canker, honey fungus and rust. |
| Notable Specimens |
| Wakehurst Place, Ardingly, Haywards Heath, Sussex, England. |
| Propagation |
| Propagate by softwood cuttings in summer or hardwood cuttings in winter. |
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