Salix alba Flame - White Willow
Salix alba Flame - White Willow
Salix alba Flame
White Willow, Common Willow
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Description
Salix alba 'Flame' is a cultivar of white willow or red osier valued for its flamboyant stems of bright orange-red that colour in the middle or end of autumn and continue to brighten the winter garden until spring. Its glossy green foliage turns golden yellow in autumn. It performs well when regularly pollarded and does not invade the garden. If allowed to grow in a clump, it can be used as a large windbreak. Ideal for brightening dark backgrounds, it is best suited for a large garden, to landscape the edges of ponds or natural pools.
Native to wet areas of the northern hemisphere, particularly Europe, temperate Asia, and North Africa, Salix alba is a highly adaptable and fast-growing tree. It belongs to the Salicaceae family and the Salix genus, which includes no less than 300 species distributed in the cold regions of the northern hemisphere. This species is dioecious, meaning that female flowers and male flowers are borne on separate individuals.
The 'Flame' willow has a generally rounded habit, with the tree developing one or several trunks topped by a spreading, semi-open oval crown. Eventually, it will reach an average height of 6m and a width of 4m if not pruned. Severe and regular pollarding, however, will allow it to be trained as an upright bush. The long, flexible branches are reddish-orange to red, yellow-brown to grey, and hairy when young. They bear deciduous to semi-evergreen leaves, 10cm long, narrow, and lanceolate in shape. Both sides of the leaf are silky, with the upper side being shiny and deep green and the lower side silver-white. Flowering takes place in April-May, at the same time as the young leaves appear. The bark of this tree takes on a brownish-grey colour and cracks longitudinally with age. Its powerful root system, both taproot and spreading, is perfectly adapted to deep and unstable soils. For this reason, it is advisable to keep this willow away from drains and pipes. The white willow is also a medicinal plant, with its bark being the first source of aspirin. Salix alba can reach the venerable age of 100 years.
The 'Flame' white willow can be planted along the edge of a water feature in large gardens. Its red-toned wood will enliven the garden in winter, just like the coloured wood dogwoods with which it forms beautiful ensembles. Its foliage is valuable for bringing light to a darker setting, such as at the edges of the countryside. Among the plants that will accompany it near the water, you will find horsetails, reeds, loosestrifes, daylilies, Scirpus, and Typha angustifolia, for example.
Tips: Collect the fallen leaves in autumn and burn them if the tree shows black spots (anthracnose) or yellow-orange spots (rust) during its growth. Once all the leaves have fallen, treat with Bordeaux mixture.
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Salix alba Flame is best planted in autumn, from September to November, in any moist, damp, fairly heavy, rich soil, in a sunny position. Water and mulch the young plants. To limit growth and promote the production of more colourful young shoots, periodically and severely prune all branches to form a pollarded tree, a kind of stump from which numerous shoots grow. A short pruning of this kind during winter is often the best way to contain anthracnose attacks (black spots, cracks).
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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).
The flowering period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the Netherlands, etc.)
It will vary according to where you live:- In zones 9 to 10 (Italy, Spain, Greece, etc.), flowering will occur about 2 to 4 weeks earlier.
- In zones 6 to 7 (Germany, Poland, Slovenia, and lower mountainous regions), flowering will be delayed by 2 to 3 weeks.
- In zone 5 (Central Europe, Scandinavia), blooming will be delayed by 3 to 5 weeks.
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 planting period indicated on our website applies to countries and regions located in USDA zone 8 (France, United Kingdom, Ireland, Netherlands).
It will vary according to where you live:
- In Mediterranean zones (Marseille, Madrid, Milan, etc.), autumn and winter are the best planting periods.
- In continental zones (Strasbourg, Munich, Vienna, etc.), delay planting by 2 to 3 weeks in spring and bring it forward by 2 to 4 weeks in autumn.
- In mountainous regions (the Alps, Pyrenees, Carpathians, etc.), it is best to plant in late spring (May-June) or late summer (August-September).
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.
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