Salix elaeagnos
An upright shrub with narrow dark green leaves, grey when young turning yellow in autumn. Produces slender green catkins in spring, as the leaves emerge.
Salix exigua
An upright thicket-forming suckering shrub with narrow grey-green leaves covered with silky grey hairs when young. Produces grey-yellow catkins in spring, with the leaves.
Salix fargesii
An upright shrub with glossy green stems when young, that turn red-brown. Produces slender green catkins in spring, with the leaves.
Salix fragilis
Olive brown shoots look effective in winter followed by pretty green catkins
Salix gracilistyla ‘Melanostachys’
An upright shrub with grey-green leaves turning glossy green. Produces attractive black catkins with brick-red anthers in spring, before the leaves.
Salix hastata ‘Wehrhahnii’
An upright shrub with dark purple stems and bright green leaves. Produces silvery grey catkins in spring, before the leaves.
Salix helvetica
An upright shrub with grey-green leaves. Produces silver-grey catkins in early spring, before the leaves.
Salix herbacea
A tiny alpine species suitable for a moist position in a rock or peat garden
Salix integra ‘Hakuro-nishiki’ (v)
A very pretty variety with white blotched leaves. The young growths are tinged pink in spring
Salix Interrupta ‘Hakuro Nishiki’
Nishiki Willow. Rounded deciduous shrub which produces pink, white & green variegated foliage on arching branches. The young stems are a beautiful reddish colour and produce catkins in spring.
Salix lanata
A compact rounded shrub with dull, dark green leaves covered with silvery grey wool. Produces golden yellow or grey-yellow catkins in late spring, with the leaves.
Salix magnifica
A broadly upright shrub with purple-red stems and blue-green leaves. Produces slender green catkins in late spring, after the leaves.