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Salix purpurea 'Pendula' Tree

Name: Salix purpurea 'Pendula' Tree
Brand: Ornamental Trees
SKU: SPP.TG.10.1
Price: 80.0 GBP
Availability: InStock

Purple Weeping Willow Trees

Tree top grafted at 150cm, 150-200cm, 12L pot

£80

£80 ~~£80~~

Available As:

Top grafted/lollipop

Ready by: 31 March 2025

Pre-order: Ready Spring 2025

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Planting & Care

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Key features

Awards RHS Award of Garden Merit

Final size 3.5 x 2.5 metres in 20 years

Foliage Young maroon colour leaves mature to blue-green

Position Prefers full sun

Soil Suits most soils including damp sites

Description

A bushy, relatively compact Purple Weeping Willow that adds colour and texture to gardens. Holding the RHS Award of Garden Merit, Salix purpurea 'Pendula' produces silvery white catkins in the spring, before narrow green-blue foliage. Young pendulous branches often have attractive red-purple tinges and create a bushy, lolly pop shape when young.

Maturing to a graceful mound-forming shape, Salix purpurea 'Pendula' will grow to a height and spread of 3.5 x 2.5 metres in 20 years. This Weeping Willow is happiest in a damp and sunny spot in the sun and looks particularly at home next to water.

AKA Purple Weeping Willow

Planting Steps

1Preparation

Pot-grown plants can be planted at any time of year, whereas bare roots need to be planted between November and March.
Clear weeds and grass within a metre of the planting hole.
Dig a hole as deep as the root mass and twice as wide.
To help your plant establish more effectively, sprinkle Rootgrow in the hole.

2Planting

Gently loosen the roots and place into the planting hole.
Ensure the top of the plant's compost is flush with the level of the surrounding soil and the graft union or collar of the tree is above ground level.
Mix 50% of the original soil with 50% compost.
Fill in the hole, firming the soil gently.

3Last Steps

Water generously around the base of the plant.
If you are planting either a single stem tree or mature standard tree, we recommend adding a staking kit and rabbit guard.

Aftercare Advice

Trees and shrubs require a good watering regime for a couple of years whilst they establish. Water well and regularly through spring and summer, increasing in hot or dry weather. If planting in autumn, you may only need to water a little. It is advisable to keep the area free of competing weeds and grass during this period.

For more detailed advice and video guides, please visit our Help & Advice section.

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