Salix fragilis

Crack Willow

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Height

5 to 15 m

Width

6 to 8 m

Flowering Time

April, May

Light/shadow demands

no direct sunlight,

sun

pH-Value

acidic, slightly alkaline, neutral, slightly acidic

Soil

loamy, sandy-loamy, sandy

Trees and shrubs for bees

Fragrant

Salix fragilis

Characteristics:

Habit

Medium-size tree, occasionally only a shrub, (2) 5-15 m tall, 6-8 m wide; often crooked and with several stems, crown asymmetrically round, also ascending like a broom, very light, fast-growing, a year 80-120 cm

Crown

irregular, upright irregular, upright

Blossom

Dioecious in crooked catkins, green-yellow, while leaves shoot, April to May; pleasantly fragrant

Leaves

Elongated-lanceolate, 10-15 cm long, with elongated, crooked leaf tips, reflecting dark green on top, bluish to pale green underneath, in autumn an inconspicuous greenish yellow

Roots

Shallow and far-reaching; extremely resistant to floods, covering

Demands

Sun to shady, tolerates heat, likes warmth, frost hardy, not wind resistant

Soil

Fresh to moist, acidic to slightly alkaline, best with little chalk, likes sandy-gravelly substrates, even mud, loam and clay, somewhat tolerant of salt

Hardiness Zone

Zone 4

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

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Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
SANA007994	Cont, 60-100	€13.50

Product Nr	Options	Price (plus 7% VAT)
SANA007994	Cont, 60-100	€13.50