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Salix babylonica 'Crispa'

Ramshorn Willow

Plant Type:

DECIDUOUS SHRUBS

Salix babylonica ‘Crispa’ – This is the most interesting Ramshorn Willow. All leaves are curled spirals showing off the silvery undersides of the foliage. Each leaf is stylistically reminiscent of rams’ horns, curious and fascinating. These will be carefully pruned at the tops which will lend to making them filling out and becoming bushier in your landscape. Established pot grown shrub from cutting.


Please scroll down to the Genus Overview for more information.


Height:

30-40 ft

Spread:

30-40 ft

Zone:

(5b)6 to 8(9)
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Item Description Price  
SALCRIS Salix babylonica 'Crispa' (5 inch Square x 6 inch Tall - 2 quarts / 1.8927 liters) $25.00


Characteristics and Attributes for Salix babylonica 'Crispa'

Season of Interest (Foliage)

  • Spring / Summer / into Autumn

Light

  • Full Sun

Attributes

  • Specimen
  • Marginal
  • Hedge
  • Hedgerow

Growth Rate in the Garden

  • Moderately Fast

Soil

  • Fertile
  • Moist

Origins

  • China

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.