Salix matsudana tortuosa '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
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Size
Ultimate height
8–12 metresTime to ultimate height
10–20 yearsUltimate spread
4–8 metresGrowing conditions
Moisture
Poorly–drained, Moist but well–drainedpH
Acid, Alkaline, NeutralColour & scent
| Stem | Flower | Foliage | Fruit | |
| Spring | Grey Silver | Green | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Summer | Green | |||
| Autumn | Yellow | |||
| Winter | Yellow Orange |
Position
- Full sun
- Partial shade
Aspect
East–facing or North–facing or South–facing or West–facing
Exposure
Exposed or Sheltered Hardiness
H7Botanical details
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Native to GB / Ireland
- 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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