Salix alba Chermesina - White Willow
Salix alba Chermesina - White Willow
Salix alba Chermesina - White Willow
Salix alba Chermesina - White Willow
Salix alba Chermesina
White Willow, Coral Bark Willow, Scarlet Willow
Beautiful golden wood, is well spread.
Elisabeth, 21/04/2022
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Description
Salix alba Chermesina (synonym Salix alba var. britzensis) is a male cultivar of the Coral Bark Willow selected in Germany around 1840 for the red to coppery orange colour of its young wood, which is highly decorative in winter. Slightly less vigorous than its parent, the silver willow, it will also benefit from being pruned regularly, which will promote the growth of its beautiful new branches. From spring to autumn, it adorns itself with shiny foliage that reveals a silver underside in the wind, capturing light in a unique way that makes it stand out from afar. A willow always brings a poetic atmosphere to the garden. This one, ideal for illuminating dark backgrounds, is best suited for a large garden, to enhance the surroundings of ponds or natural pools.
Originally from wet areas of the Northern Hemisphere, particularly in Europe, temperate Asia, and North Africa, the Salix alba is a highly adaptable and fast-growing tree. It belongs to the family Salicaceae and the genus Salix, which includes no less than 300 species distributed in the cold regions of the Northern Hemisphere. This species is dioecious, meaning that male and female flowers are borne on separate individuals.
The 'Chermesina' willow is a male plant. It has a generally rounded habit, with the tree developing one or several trunks topped by a spreading, semi-open crown. Ultimately, if left unpruned, it will reach an average height of 17.50m (57ft) and a width of 9m. However, severe and regular pruning can lead it to grow as a large upright shrub. The long, flexible branches are reddish-orange to red, yellow-brown to grey, and pubescent when young. They bear deciduous to semi-evergreen leaves in winter, 10cm (4in) long, narrow, and lanceolate in shape. Both sides of the lamina are silky, with the upper side being shiny and a deep green colour, and the lower side white-silver. Flowering occurs in April-May, at the same time as the young leaves appear. The male catkins of 'Chermesina' are slender, 3 to 5cm (1 to 2in) long, arched, and spreading, with a yellowish colour. The bark of this tree gradually takes on a brown-grey colour and cracks longitudinally over the years. Its powerful root system, both taproot and extensive lateral roots, is perfectly adapted to deep and unstable soils. For this reason, it is advisable to keep this willow away from ducts. The Coral Bark Willow is also a medicinal plant, with its bark being the first source of aspirin. The Salix alba can reach the venerable age of 100 years.
The Chermesina Coral Bark Willow can be planted as a specimen tree or on the edge of a body of water in large gardens. Its copper-toned wood enlivens the garden in winter, just like the coloured wood dogwoods with which it forms beautiful combinations. Its silver foliage is precious for bringing light to a darker ensemble, for example at the edges of woodland. Among the plants that will accompany it near the water, you will find horsetails, reeds, willowherbs, daylilies, sedges, and Typha angustifolia, for example.
Tips: Collect the fallen leaves in autumn and burn them if the tree shows black spots (anthracnose) or yellow-orange spots (rust) during its growth.
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Salix
alba
Chermesina
Salicaceae
White Willow, Coral Bark Willow, Scarlet Willow
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Salix alba Chermesina is preferably planted in autumn, from September to November, in any moist, even damp, fairly heavy, rich soil, in a sunny position. Water and mulch the young plants. To limit growth and promote the production of more colourful young shoots, periodically and severely prune all branches to form what is called a pollard, a kind of stump from which many shoots grow. A short pruning of this type during winter is often the best way to control 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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