Scientific Name:
Salix babylonica
var.
pekinensis
Pronunciation:
SAY-licks bah-bye-LON-eek-ah variety pee-kin-EN-sis
Common Name:
corkscrew willow
Family Name:
Salicaceae
Plant Type:
Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Weeping (S. 'Pendula') or upright (S. 'Tortuosa'); leaves twisted, narrowly lanceolate, most blades 8-13cm long x 1-1.4cm wide; finely toothed, bright green/gray-green beneath; catkins appear before leaves, yellow-green, 2-3cm long. Winter ID: buds appressed, new growth buds almost black with red base.
Habit:
Arching, Dense, Irregular, Spreading
Form:
Round
Texture:
Medium - fine
Mature Height:
10 - 15m
Mature Spread:
7 - 10m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
High, Aquatic
Landscape Uses:
Accent plant, Aquatic - ponds, Container planting, Cut flower or foliage, Fall interest, Screening, Shade tree, Small garden/space, Specimen plant, Tall background, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Google. Cultivars shown and on campus include S. 'Pendula' (weeping, male), and S. 'Tortuosa' (upright, female).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Glabrous
Colour in Fall:
Green-yellow
Shapes:
Lanceolate
Apices:
Acuminate, Acute, Caudate
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Serrulate
Inflorescence Type:
Catkin (ament)
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
Not showy, Yellow
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark Morphology:
Lightly fissured
Bark or Stem Colour:
Brown
Leaf Bud Type:
One-scaled
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae, Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Cuttings, Softwood cuttings
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Anthracnose, Aphids or adelgids, Blight or needle cast, Canker or sap rot, Fungal leaf spot, Mildew, Rust, Scale insects (Deer resistant)
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 1155
Location(s):
- (ONW) Overpass North side West : cv. Pendula
- (TFL) Turf Field Lab
- (TFLN) Turf Field Lab North : cv. Tortuosa