Plant Details

Salix melanostachys
Black Pussy Willow
Exposure:
Part Shade
Plant Category:
Deciduous Shrubs & Broadleaf Evergreens
Height:
Maximum 10 feet
Width: Maximum 12 feet
Report a problem
Width: Maximum 12 feet
An upright shrub with arching shoots, 10' x 12'. Oval and finely toothed 4" leaves emerge silky and turn gray-green. In mid spring male catkins emerge dark purple-black with brick red anthers.
Comments
Submitted by Ref: Plantlust.com on 11/8/2012 4:27 PM
An attractive and unusual shrub noted especially for its catkins in spring which are black with red anthers; glossy dark green leaves. Sun/M-W
Permalink
Please login or Register to leave a comment.