Salix repens "Nitida"
Seller: ALLIKASILM
About this product
Willow Salix repens Nitida – a low, spreading willow with silvery leaves.
A fast-growing, moisture-loving shrub or small tree. Suits damper sites, pond edges, groups and specimen planting; catkins decorate the shrub in spring and the foliage in summer.
Sold as a container-grown plant (2 L pot); it can be planted throughout the growing season.
Specifications
- Type: Willow
- Latin name: Salix repens
- Cultivar: Nitida
- Mature height: up to 1 m
- Width: up to 1 m
- Pot: 2 L
- Light: sunny or semi-shaded
- Winter hardiness: USDA 4–8
Advice from our agronomist
Planting Plant in spring (late April – May) or autumn (September) in a sunny or partly shaded spot with fertile, well-drained soil; sites with standing water are unsuitable. Dig a hole twice as wide as the pot, mix the excavated soil with compost, set the plant at the same depth it grew in the pot and water generously. Space plants 1–1.5 m apart.
Watering Willow loves moist soil: water a young plant regularly and generously in dry spells; an established plant tolerates damper sites. Mulch the soil with bark or wood chips.
Pruning Prune in spring before bud break: remove dead and crossing branches and shape the shrub if needed; hard pruning encourages young growth.
Feeding and winter care Feed in spring with compost or an organic fertiliser and, if needed, with a complex fertiliser in spring – early summer; give no nitrogen in autumn. The plant is hardy in Estonia; protect a young plant in its first winter with mulch and spruce boughs if needed.
Codes and attributes
| Size | 2 l pot, 3 l pot |
|---|---|
| Category | Willows |
Delivery and timing
- Parcel locker — €2.99–3.99, free from 59,00 €
- Courier to the door — €7.99–8.99, free from 99,00 €
- Dispatched within 2 working days