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Salix alba 'Flame'

White Willow

Plant Type:

DECIDUOUS SHRUBS

Salix alba 'Flame' – ​Winter stems turn brilliant orange, orange-red or red. Exceptional color in the landscape at the bleakest time of the year. 'Flame' is an all-male willow sporting semi-glossy green lances during the growing season with silvery undersides which flash in summer breezes. Perfect for wet areas in full sun this handsome plant does not necessarily require wet feet; 'Flame' is also content in moisture retaining soils that preferably do not dry out during times of drought. Growing from 5 to 8 feet annually as a young shrub it may be cut down annually as the youngest stems provide the most fetching winter color. Or you can let it grow and 'Flame' will become a very large shrub though it can be trained as a tree with lots of time, interference and will power should you have the stamina or need to control! Though listed as a straight S. alba selection 'Flame' may actually be a hybrid though undetermined at this time. Established pot grown shrub from cutting.


Please scroll down to the Genus Overview for more information.


Height:

12-15 ft

Spread:

8-12 ft

Zone:

2 to 8
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Characteristics and Attributes for Salix alba 'Flame'

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Late Spring / Summer / into Autumn

Interesting Bark

  • Colored
  • Smooth

Nature Attraction

  • Deer Resistant

Light

  • Full Sun
  • Mostly Sunny

Attributes

  • Shrub Border
  • Basketry
  • Accent
  • Hedge
  • Marginal
  • Hedgerow
  • Cutting Garden
  • Natural Garden
  • Screen

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Rapid

Soil

  • Fertile
  • Moist

Origins

  • Garden Origin

Propagated By

  • Cutting Grown

Genus Overview: Salix

Common Name: Willow

Salix. These are the willows, a large genus of woody plants. Some willows are small shrubs, others grow into huge trees and there are many bushy species which fall in between. All prefer sun planted in fertile moisture retaining soils; some are tolerant of quite wet feet. Many have quite attractive lanceolate leaves with silvery undersides that flash in summer breezes… I have often thought of these as the “poor man’s bamboo”. Some have contorted and beautifully colored bark which shines in the winter landscape. Many sport beautiful winter/spring catkins. Nearly all willows have utilitarian applications in fencing, rods, basket making. All are very prune-able; in fact, any of the larger shrubs depending upon how you desire to employ them will respond well to pruning and coppicing. When coppiced those with beautifully colored winter stems display many more of them. And as with ornamental shrub dogwoods younger stems exhibit the best, most intense winter tones. All ornamental characteristics will be presented according to species/cultivar. All of the following offerings are established pot grown shrubs from a cutting. We may prune back all larger growing selections prior to shipping so that you will not incur the extra handling charge.