Scientific Name:
Salix udensis
'Sekka'
Pronunciation:
SAY-licks uh-DEN-siss
Common Name:
fantail willow
Family Name:
Salicaceae
Plant Type:
Shrub - deciduous, Tree - deciduous
Key ID Features:
Multi-stem shrub, upright with flattened, contorted branchlets, red-purple stems/buds in spring; leaves alternate, lanceolate, most 15-20cm long x 2-3cm wide, bright green with silvery green beneath, highly fluted (fasciated) stems; catkins in early spring, gray then yellow.
Habit:
Arching, Dense, Pendulous, Spreading, Twiggy, Upright
Form:
Oval - horizontal
Texture:
Medium
Mature Height:
3 - 5m
Mature Spread:
5 - 7m
Growth Rate:
Fast
Origin:
Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun
Soil/Growing Medium:
Well-drained
Water Use:
Wetlands
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Dried flower or fruit, Mixed shrub border, Screening, Specimen plant, Tall background, Wetland - bogs, Winter interest, Woodland margin
Additional Info:
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Yellow
Shapes:
Elliptic, Lanceolate
Apices:
Acute
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Entire, Undulate (wavy)
Inflorescence Type:
Catkin (ament)
Flower Morphology:
Dioecious plant
Number Of Petals:
0
Colour (petals):
Showy, Yellow, Silver
Flower Scent:
None
Flower Time at Peak:
Mar, Apr
Fruit Type:
Capsule
Fruit Colour:
Brown
Fruiting Time:
Jun, Aug
Additional Info:
Not showy
Bark Morphology:
Showy, Smooth, Prominent lenticels
Bark or Stem Colour:
Green, Red
Leaf Bud Type:
One-scaled
Organ Modifications:
Ectomycorrhizae, Stipule, leafy
Propagation:
Seed, Softwood cuttings, Hardwood cuttings, Layering
Maintenance:
Low
Pest Susceptibility:
Galls, Root rot, Scale insects, Wood deformity
