Salix gracilistyla Mount Aso - Black Willow
Salix gracilistyla Mount Aso - Black Willow
Salix gracilistyla Mount Aso - Black Willow
Salix gracilistyla Mount Aso - Black Willow
Salix gracilistyla Mount Aso - Black Willow
Salix gracilistyla Mount Aso
Pink Pussy Willow
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AS, 19/05/2024
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Description
Salix chaenomeloides 'Mount Aso', also known as Salix gracilistyla 'Mount Aso' (m), is a recent Japanese variety, derived from a very hardy small willow native to Japan, Korea, and China. It is distinguished by its lovely fluffy pink-red catkins, which bloom in late winter on its still bare branches and provide a unique and decorative display. Named Mount Aso to pay tribute to the beauty of this volcano, which is almost as famous as Mount Fuji, this small willow with reddish young shoots and beautiful autumn colours will be superb as a standalone or in a bush grove for much of the year. Its branches are beautiful in bouquets.
Salix chaenomeloides belongs to the willow family. It is a deciduous botanical species of modest size, with a spread crown, whose trunk is covered with a grey, dull bark that cracks with age. While in its natural environment, this small tree reaches 10 m (32 ft) in height, it rarely exceeds 3 m (9.8 ft) under our climates, especially since it can easily be contained by annual pruning. According to some taxonomists, 'Mount Aso' is a cultivar of Salix gracilistyla, another Japanese species known as the pink pussy willow.
'Mount Aso' forms a multi-branched bush, with a fairly compact habit. It is a particularly interesting variety for its beautiful 2.5 cm (1 in) long catkins, beautifully coloured in pink-red rather than grey. If they form very early in autumn, sheltered under red scales scattered among the yellow-orange foliage of October, they develop in March, before the leaves, along branches covered with a brown-pink fuzz. Before their blooming, they are covered with a "fur" of red hairs at the base, pink at their tip, playing an obvious role in protection against the cold. As soon as the temperature rises, they open up, releasing yellow and red stamens, as in most willows. Its foliage resembles that of Japanese quince (Chaenomeles). Its young shoots, tinged with red, turn a matte grey-greenish-blue in summer, with a pubescent underside.
Equally charming in a mass planting as in a large container on a terrace, 'Mount Aso' is perfectly resistant to heavy frosts and proves to be very easy to grow in soil that remains moist, whether it is light and sandy or even clayey and heavy. Prune it every 2 or 3 years to encourage it to thicken and produce numerous flowering branches. It can be placed in a hedge, in the centre of a low shrub bed, or even as a standalone, surrounded by early-blooming bulbs (snowdrops, crocuses, fritillaries, hyacinths). Consider creating bouquets with its branches adorned with pink catkins. In a vase, they beautifully accompany those of Prunus triloba, flowering cherry and plum trees that the warmth of the house will awaken.
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Salix
gracilistyla
Mount Aso
Salicaceae
Pink Pussy Willow
Cultivar or hybrid
Planting and care
Plant in the sun. It is not very demanding on soil type, as long as it remains moist throughout the year. It will adapt well to both light and sandy soil as well as heavy and clayey soil, and very humid soil. Ideally, at planting, use a mixture composed of half potting soil and half garden soil. It is perfectly resistant to cold and heavy frosts. To promote a dense habit and the formation of catkin-bearing branches, prune short in late winter, every 2 or 3 years.
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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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