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Ornamental Plants plus Version 2.0 - 00001292
01/01/98

Salix caprea--Goat Willow

Hardiness Zones: 4 to 8                                     
Height: 20 ft   Spread: 12 ft  Form: oval                   
Type: deciduous shrub                                       
Annual Growth Rate: more than 18 inches                     
Flowers: Gray                                               

Comments: Goat Willow has large catkins and is often grown  
as Pussy Willow.  The plant grows rapidly and needs to be   
cut back every few years.  Like most willows, it grows in   
moist soil.  Borers are often a problem.  Willows are       
problem-prone plants that often require more care than      
other shrubs.                                               

Cultivars:                                                  
   'Pendula' ('Kilmarnock') - A weeping form often budded   
     onto a standard to form a small weeping tree.  It may  
     also be allowed to grow along the ground to form a     
     ground cover.                                          

References for Cultivars: Bailey Nurseries, 1997, Lake      
County Nursery 1997, Monrovia Nursery Company 1997, Iseli   
Nursery 1997, Sheridan Nurseries 1997.                      

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