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Sachalin Willow

Salix udensis

Also called Japanese Fantail Willow, Sakhalin Willow, Stipulate Willow

Sachalin Willow
Photo: Rasbak, CC BY-SA 3.0

Salix udensis is a deciduous shrub or small tree from northeast Asia, grown mainly for its cultivar 'Sekka' with flattened, fasciated stems prized in ikebana. It is a fast, adaptable willow that needs full sun and moist soil.

Family
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep soil consistently moist, especially in the first years after planting.
Soil
Moist, fertile, well-drained loam; tolerates wet ground.
Temperature
Hardy in cold winters; protect young plants from late frosts.
How easy
Easy
Native range
S. & E. Siberia to N. Korea, Japan
Climate
temperate

About

Salix udensis (syn. S. sachalinensis F.Schmidt) is a species of willow native to northeastern Asia, in eastern Siberia (including Kamchatka), northeastern China, and northern Japan.

It is a deciduous shrub growing to 5 m (16 ft) tall. The leaves are slender, lanceolate, 6–10 cm long and 0.8–2 cm broad, glossy dark green above, glaucous and slightly hairy below, with a serrated margin. The flowers are produced in early spring on catkins 2–3 cm long. It typically takes 20 years to reach maturity.

Other Salix plants

Siberian Violet Willow · White willow · Salix alpina · Arctic willow · Eared willow · Peking Willow · Goat Willow · Pussy willow · Olive Willow · Salix excelsa · Narrowleaf willow · Salix fargesii

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salix udensis 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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