Salix alba Aurea - White Willow
Salix alba Aurea - White Willow
Salix alba Aurea
White Willow, Common Willow
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Description
Salix alba 'Aurea' is a white willow selected for its magnificent deciduous foliage, yellow-green in summer, golden yellow in autumn, and its young golden wood. When trimmed into a bush, this small deciduous tree can be maintained in proportions more suited to modern gardens. A willow always imparts a poetic ambiance to the garden. This one is incredibly bright, stunning in landscaping within wet areas.
The 'Aurea' white willow is thought by some experts to be a hybrid of Salix fragilis and bears a strong resemblance to Salix sachalinensis 'Golden Sunshine'. Its ancestor, Salix alba, originates from the wetlands of the northern hemisphere, particularly in Europe, temperate Asia, and North Africa. It is a highly adaptable and very fast-growing tree. It belongs to the salicaceae family and the Salix genus, which comprises no fewer than 300 species distributed across the cold regions of the northern hemisphere. This species is dioecious, meaning that female and male flowers are borne on distinct subjects.
Salix alba 'Aurea' shows moderately fast growth, or even a bit slow. When untrimmed, it exhibits a generally spreading habit, with a short trunk and a wide, rounded crown. Ultimately, it will reach about 4-5 m in height and 3 m in width. Severe and regular pruning, either as a bush or as a pollarded tree, every 3 years will help to reduce its height. It will then form a large, dense clump. The long, soft, and flexible branches are golden when young, then turn grey-brown. They bear leaves that are 11-12 cm long, narrow, and lanceolate in shape. Both sides of the leaf are silky, the upper side being shiny and the underside more silvery. When the tree is grown in sunlight, their colour is a slightly greenish yellow in spring. The young shoots are often tinged with orange. The foliage becomes increasingly yellow in summer and takes on a magnificent golden yellow hue before falling in autumn. Flowering occurs in April-May, coinciding with the appearance of the young leaves. The 3 to 5 cm long catkins are yellowish-green. The root system of this willow, being both taprooted and spreading, is perfectly suited to deep and unstable soils. For this reason, it is advisable to keep this willow away from pipes and drains. The white willow is also a medicinal plant, with its bark being the first source of aspirin. A wild Salix alba can reach the venerable age of 100 years.
The 'Aurea' white willow should be planted in isolation, at the centre of a large border, in a hedge, or at the edge of a body of water. Its golden foliage is valuable for bringing light into a more sombre arrangement, for example at the edges of the countryside. It is a bush of wet, calcareous to acidic soils. Less known, this willow tolerates both seasonal drought and excessive moisture. Some plants that can accompany it are dogwoods Cornus sanguinea and C. sericea 'Baileyi' with colourful wood, Miscanthus, the coyote willow…
Advice: Collect fallen leaves in autumn and burn them if the tree shows black spots (anthracnose) or yellow-orange spots (rust) during its growing season. Once all the leaves have fallen, treat with Bordeaux mixture.
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Salix alba 'Aurea' is best planted in autumn, from September to November, in any moist, fairly heavy, rich soil, in a sunny position. Water and mulch the young plants. To limit growth, periodically and severely prune all branches to form a large bush or what is known as a pollarded tree, a sort of stump from which numerous shoots grow. A short pruning of this type, during winter, is often the best way to contain anthracnose attacks (black spots, cracks).
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Hardiness is the lowest winter temperature a plant can endure without suffering serious damage or even dying. However, hardiness is affected by location (a sheltered area, such as a patio), protection (winter cover) and soil type (hardiness is improved by well-drained soil).
In temperate climates, pruning of spring-flowering shrubs (forsythia, spireas, etc.) should be done just after flowering.
Pruning of summer-flowering shrubs (Indian Lilac, Perovskia, etc.) can be done in winter or spring.
In cold regions as well as with frost-sensitive plants, avoid pruning too early when severe frosts may still occur.
The harvesting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions in USDA zone 8 (France, England, Ireland, the Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...) fruit and vegetable harvests are likely to be delayed by 3-4 weeks.
In warmer areas (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), harvesting will probably take place earlier, depending on weather conditions.
The sowing periods indicated on our website apply to countries and regions within USDA Zone 8 (France, UK, Ireland, Netherlands).
In colder areas (Scandinavia, Poland, Austria...), delay any outdoor sowing by 3-4 weeks, or sow under glass.
In warmer climes (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), bring outdoor sowing forward by a few weeks.
The planting period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a (East Coast and Midlands: Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny, Portlaoise). It will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the north-west (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal, Westport), delay planting by 1 to 2 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 1 to 2 weeks in autumn compared to the dates given, preferably choosing periods without strong winds.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (Wicklow Mountains, Macgillycuddy’s Reeks, Connemara, Killarney), it is best to plant in spring (April–May) or autumn (September–October), avoiding periods of waterlogged soil in winter and strong winds, which pose the main risk to newly planted trees in these areas.
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to regions in USDA Zone 9a, such as the East Coast and Midlands, including Dublin, Wexford, Waterford, Kilkenny and Portlaoise.
This will vary depending on where you live:
- On the west coast and in the northwest (Galway, Limerick, Sligo, Donegal and Westport), it will be delayed by one to two weeks compared to the given dates, due to stronger Atlantic winds and less spring sunshine.
- In the inland hills and plateaus (the Wicklow Mountains, the Macgillycuddy's Reeks, Connemara and Killarney), flowering will be delayed by two to three weeks. Flowering mainly occurs between May and July, with the limiting factors being less frost and more of the excessive humidity, strong winds and lack of sunshine that are characteristic of these areas.
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