Click for previous Image Image 1 of 4 Salix purpurea Weeping Purple Osier

new stems erupting from the base of the trunks on a stone wall

Salix purpurea 'Pendula'

Weeping Purple Osier

Plant Type:

DECIDUOUS SHRUBS

Salix purpurea ‘Pendula’ – Many stems are pendulous or at least horizontal with some stems vertical making a large, relatively low and wide-spreading shrub. We have our Weeping Purple Osier planted atop an old low New England stone wall (see picture #4) where it is resplendent in showing off its unusual form with many stems trailing downwards to the ground below. Oftentimes it has yellow autumn color before the leaves drop. Established pot grown shrub from cutting.


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Height:

8-10 Ft

Spread:

10-12 Ft

Zone:

3 to 6(7)
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Characteristics and Attributes for Salix purpurea 'Pendula'

Season of Interest (Flowering)

  • Late Winter / Spring

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / Autumn

Interesting Bark

  • Wiry
  • Weeping Form

Light

  • Mostly Sunny
  • Full Sun

Attributes

  • Massing
  • Hedgerow
  • Basketry
  • Screen
  • Hedge

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Moderately Fast

Soil

  • Fertile
  • Moist

Origins

  • Garden Origin

Propagated By

  • Cutting Grown