Salix caprea
Salix caprea
Salicaceae · broadleaf · introduced
Quick Facts
Height
32 ft
Spread
26 ft
Growth Rate
Fast
Light
Sun to Part Shade
Soil
Wet Tolerant
Water
High
Hardiness
Zone Zones 4a–9b
Bloom Time
March to April
Diseases (10)
Venturia spp. Twig blight (Venturia)
Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust
Marssonina leaf and twig spot
Pseudomonas syringae (bacterial) Bacterial twig blight
Cytospora spp. (synonyms: Leucostoma, Valsa) Canker
Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall
Various fungi (Phyllosticta spp., Septoria spp., Cercospo... Leaf Spot
Chondrostereum purpureum Silver Leaf
Twig Blight (Scab)
Limb and Wood Decay
Pests (14)
Spiny elm caterpillar
Satin moth
Poplar and willow borer
Carpenterworm
Cinara occidentalis, Cinara abietis Aphid
Acanthococcus azaleae Azalea bark scale
Fall webworm
Flea beetle
Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale
Borer
Spiny elm caterpillar (mourning cloak butterfly)
Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar
Willow beaked-gall midge
Giant willow aphid
Cultivars (1)
Kilmarnock
Common name: Kilmarnock WillowWeeping Goat WillowWeeping Pussy Willow; Mature height: 6 ft