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Salix contortiapiculata

Salix contortiapiculata is a shrub willow from the mountains of Yunnan, China, growing up to about 4 metres tall, typically along rivers at 1300 to 1900 metres. It is a wild species with little cultivation information, so care advice rests mainly on general willow requirements.

Family
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep soil consistently moist, as willows prefer moisture-retentive ground near water.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam or riverside soil.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
China (Yunnan)
Climate
temperate

About

Salix contortiapiculata is a tall shrub from the genus of willow (Salix) with 5 to 9 centimeter long leaf blades. The natural range of the species is in China.

Where it grows

The natural range is in the Chinese province of Yunnan in the districts of Gongshan, Drungzu, Nuzu, and Zizhixian. Salix contortiapiculata grows near rivers in the mountains at altitudes of 1300 to 1900 meters.

Other Salix plants

Salix abscondita · Common Middle East Willow · Siberian Violet Willow · Salix aegyptiaca · Salix aeruginosa · Salix alatavica · Feltleaf willow · White willow · Salix alexii-skvortzovii · Salix alpina · Peachleaf willow · Salix annulifera

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salix contortiapiculata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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