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Salix moupinensis

Salix moupinensis
Photo: Sten Porse, CC BY-SA 3.0

Salix moupinensis, the Moupin willow, is a deciduous willow tree from western Sichuan and northern Yunnan in China, grown mainly as an ornamental in temperate gardens. It needs full sun and moist soil, and is best given space since willows grow fast and have wide roots.

Family
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Grows as
Tree
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep soil consistently moist, especially in the first years while roots establish.
Soil
Moist, fertile, well-drained loam; tolerates a range of soil types.
Temperature
Hardy in temperate climates; protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
China (W. Sichuan, N. Yunnan)
Climate
temperate

About

Salix moupinensis, the Moupin willow, is a species of flowering plant in the family Salicaceae, native to western Sichuan and northern Yunnan, China. It resembles Salix fargesii and is available from commercial suppliers.

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 moupinensis 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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