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Salix kirilowiana

Salix kirilowiana
Photo: Moscow State University, CC BY 4.0

Salix kirilowiana is a willow shrub from the mountain river valleys of Central Asia (Tian Shan). It grows best in open, sunny spots with free-draining gravelly soil and plenty of moisture.

Family
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep soil consistently moist, especially in the growing season, but avoid waterlogging.
Soil
Free-draining, gravelly or sandy loam that stays moist.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters; protect young plants from late frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
C. Asia (E. Tian Shan Mts.)
Climate
temperate

About

Salix kirilowiana is a willow species described by Sergei Sergeyevich Sheglejev. Salix kirilowiana is part of the genus Salix, and the family Salicaceae. No subspecies are listed in the Catalog of Life.

Where it grows

It is found in mountain river valleys, especially on pebbles and gravelly alluvium; below 2500 m. in Xinjiang in the Tian Shan mountains.

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 kirilowiana 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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