| Scientific Name: | Salix babylonica var. pekinensis |
| Common Name: | corkscrew willow |
| Family Name: | Salicaceae |
| Origin: | Garden origin, S.E. Asia / Japan / China |
| Hardiness Zone: | Zone 5: (-29 to -23 °C) |
| Plant Type: | Tree - deciduous |
| Mature Size: | 10 - 15m x 7 - 10m (height x width) |
| Habit: | Arching, Dense, Irregular, Spreading |
| Form: | Round |
| Texture: | Medium - fine |
| 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 |
| Exposure: | Full sun, Part sun/part shade, Filtered shade |
| Soil or Media: | |
| Leaves: | Simple, Alternate, Soft flexible, Glabrous, Lanceolate, Serrulate |
| Flowers: | Catkin (ament), Yellow, Apr-May |
| Fruit: | Capsule, Brown, Jul-Aug |
| Key ID Features: | |
| Weeping (S. 'Pendula') or upright (S. 'Tortuosa'); leaves twisted, narrowly lanceolate, most 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. | |