Scientific Name:
Salix caprea
'Kilmarnock'
Pronunciation:
SAY-licks KAP-ree-uh
Common Name:
weeping pussy willow
Family Name:
Salicaceae
Plant Type:
Flowering cut plant, Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Usually grafted on a willow root stock for forma a small tree with pendulous branches; leaves alternate, elliptic, most blades 4-12cm long x 2-6cm wide, toothed, dark green above, grey-green below; male catkins appear before leaves, grey with yellow anthers.
Habit:
Pendulous
Form:
Weeping
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
2 - 3m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Moderate
Origin:
Europe, Garden origin
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
High
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Specimen plant
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Soft flexible
Surfaces:
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblong
Margins:
Crenate
Additional Info:
leaves to 3-12cm long and 2-8cm wide (broader than most other willows)
Inflorescence Type:
Catkin (ament)
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
Silver
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Additional Info:
male plant
Fruit Type:
Capsule, Aborted (hybrids) or absent
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Aug, Sep
Additional Info:
Not showy, Male plant (female equivalent S. 'Weeping Sally')
Bark Morphology:
Smooth
Bark or Stem Colour:
Yellow, Brown
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae, Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Grafting
Maintenance:
Medium
Pest Susceptibility:
Dieback, Galls, Nematodes, Stem borer insects
