Salix x smithiana Silky-leaved Osier, Smith Willow PFAF Plant …
Salix x smithiana - Willd. Not known in a truly wild situation. A hybrid of obscure origin, possible S. caprea x S. viminalis. Salix x smithiana is a deciduous Tree growing to 9 m (29ft 6in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It …
USDA Plants Database
silky-leaf osier. Profile pages. General; Related Links; Sources; silky-leaf osier General Information Symbol: SASM2: Group: Dicot: Duration: Perennial: Growth Habits ... - Willow family P: Genus Salix L. - willow P: Species Salix ×smithiana Willd. (pro sp.) [cinerea × viminalis] - silky-leaf osier P: PLANTS Database Home ...
Salix ×smithiana Willd. (pro Sp.) - Silky-leaf Osier
Salix ×smithiana Willd. is a deciduous tree that can grow up to 25 meters in height. The leaves of this tree are narrow, elongated, and pointed at both ends. They are also glossy green on top and pale underneath. The bark of Smith's willow is smooth, gray or brownish-gray in color, and becomes rough as the tree ages. Uses
Salix_x_smithiana Silky-leaved Osier, Smith Willow PFAF Plant …
Salix_x_smithiana is a deciduous Tree growing to 9 m (29ft 6in). See above for USDA hardiness. It is hardy to UK zone 5 and is not frost tender. It is in flower from March to April.
Willows - webidguides.com
Silky-leaved Osier Salix x holosericea. Hybrid between Common Osier and Grey Willow. Occurs naturally but also widely planted. Scattered records have been made from wetland habitats throughout the region. Flowers March to April. A shrub or small tree to 9m. Winter twigs reddish-brown with a few striae under the bark (see Grey Willow).
If leaves like Purple Osier or slightly broader, but leaves seen from above with deep net-like veins, and below, either totally hairless and pale blue-green, or with downy hairs along the veins, consider Salix cinerea x purpurea = S. x pontederiana, formerly S. x sordida Salix purpurea (leaves and catkins)
Osier, Salix - european-trees.com
shaggy silver and silky grey. Advices of pruning: The weeping willow, tree with deciduous foliage, is pruned in winter, when it lose all the leaves. It is its period of dormancy. It is better to prune it every year but rather slightly, than seldom but severely.
Willow, Osier - Buckingham Nurseries Ltd
Large native, deciduous shrub or small tree with young shoots covered with soft grey downy hairs. Catkins appear in spring before the long tapering leaves which are covered underneath with silky hairs.
Salix x smithiana Willd., Broad-leaved Osier (Useful plants)
Salix x smithiana Willd. (Broad-leaved Osier, Silky-leaf osier, Broadleaf osier, Smith's Willow, Willow, Silky-leaved Osier). Family Salicaceae. Genus Salix. Useful plants
Salix × smithiana | silky-leaved osier /RHS - RHS Gardening
Salix are deciduous shrubs and trees of diverse habit, with simple leaves and tiny flowers in catkins, male and female usually on separate plants. Some are valued for their brightly coloured winter shoots, others for their foliage or showy male catkins