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Salix × sepulcralis 'Caradoc'

weeping willow 'Caradoc'

A deciduous shrub or small tree with twisted shoots and leaves. The leaves are long and narrow, green at first then turning yellow in autumn. The bare young stems are dark yellow-gold in winter and it has small white catkins in early spring. The stems can be cut for floristry

Synonyms

Salix babylonica var. pekinensis 'Caradoc'
Salix matsudana tortuosa 'Caradoc'

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Ultimate height

8–12 metres

Time to ultimate height

10–20 years

Ultimate spread

4–8 metres

Chalk

Clay

Loam

Sand

Moisture

Poorly–drained, Moist but well–drained

pH

Acid, Alkaline, Neutral

	Stem	Flower	Foliage	Fruit
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter

Full sun
Partial shade

Aspect

East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing

Exposure

Exposed or Sheltered

Hardiness
Hardiness ratings
All ratings refer to the UK growing conditions unless otherwise stated. Minimum temperature ranges (in degrees C) are shown in brackets
H1a: under glass all year (>15C)
H1b: can be grown outside in the summer (10 - 15)
H1c: can be grown outside in the summer (5 - 10)
H2: tolerant of low temperatures, but not surviving being frozen (1 to 5)
H3: hardy in coastal and relatively mild parts of the UK (-5 to 1)
H4: hardy through most of the UK (-10 to -5)
H5: hardy in most places throughout the UK even in severe winters (-15 to -10)
H6: hardy in all of UK and northern Europe (-20 to -15)
H7: hardy in the severest European continental climates (< -20)

Botanical details

Family: Salicaceae
Native to the UK: No
Foliage: Deciduous
Habit: Bushy, Clump forming, Columnar upright, Suckering, Spreading branched
Genus: Salix are deciduous shrubs and trees of diverse habit, with simple leaves and tiny flowers in catkins, male and female usually on separate plants. Some are valued for their brightly coloured winter shoots, others for their foliage or showy male catkins
Name status: Accepted

How to grow

Cultivation

Grow in any fertile moisture-retentive soil, even waterlogged for short periods. Beside water is ideal.

Propagation

Propagate from hardwood cuttings

Suggested planting locations and garden types

Architectural
City and courtyard gardens
Cottage and informal garden
Low Maintenance
Banks and slopes
Cut flowers
Hedging and screens

Pruning

Pruning group 1 or pruning group 7 for brighter coloured stems and keeping the shrub shorter.

Pests

May be susceptible to aphids, caterpillars, gall mites, flea beetles, sawfly larvae, and willow scale

Diseases

May be susceptible to willow anthracnose, watermark disease, willow heart rot, rust diseases, crown gall, honey fungus, root rot, silver leaf, and tar spot

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