Description | Golden Curls Willow (Salix matsudana) A large shrub to a small tree with twisted stems and leaves. |
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Pronunciation | (SAY-liks)(mat-sue-DAY-na) |
Plant Type | Shrubs Deciduous, Trees Deciduous |
Hardiness Zone | 5-8 |
Sunlight | full |
Moisture | average to moist |
Soil & Site | average to moist |
Fruit | catkins |
Leaves | simple, alternate, twisted (torulose), linear to lancelate |
Stems | twisted, yellow, pendulous |
Dimensions | forms a shrubby pendulous large shrub small tree |
Maintenance | can be cut back hard |
Propagation | cuttings |
Native Site | Species from China and Northeast Asia. |
Cultivar Origin | This cultivar was discovered in Argentina in 1971. |
Notes & Reference | #01-Manual of Woody Landscape Plants (Dirr), #03-The Hillier Manual of Trees and Shrubs (Hillier Nursery), #93-North American Landscape Trees (Arthur Lee Jacobsen) |