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  • Mature specimen of Salix alba in a naturalised setting
  • Mature specimen of Salix alba in a naturalised setting
  • Salix alba in summer foliage on the Barcham Trees nursery
  • Medium-sized white willow trees
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White Willow

Salix alba

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About this product

Salix alba, known as White Willow, is a lovely native tree that thrives on wetland sites all over the UK.

Fast-growing, its silver green leaves that emerge in the spring turn to yellow as they are ready to fall in the autumn. 

Part of a willow’s natural strategy is to drop twigs and limbs as they mature, allowing them to root where they land and start new growth. With this in mind, Salix alba isn’t a great choice for a garden, but it can be routinely coppiced to keep it juvenile on soils that are prone to flooding.

If left to its own devices, it can reach over 20 meters tall and nearly as wide!

Great for riverbank and lakeside planting.

Mature Height: 20m+

Specifications

Common names
White Willow
Height of tree
20m+
Soil type
Wet, Will tolerate most soil types
Shape
Broad
Foliage Colour
Green
Good for waterlogged soil
Yes
Information Flags
Native
Looks good in
Summer
Location
Parkland, Coastal, Wetland
Genus
Salix