Salix caprea
Salix caprea
Salicaceae · broadleaf deciduous tree · introduced
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Plant Profile
Size & Form
Height
32 ft
Spread
26 ft
Growth Rate
Fast
Site Requirements
Light
Sun to Part Shade
Soil Drainage
Wet Tolerant
Soil pH
alkaline
Water
High
Drought Tolerance
Low
Hardiness
Zones 4a–9b
Ornamental Interest
Bloom Time
March to April
Fall Color
Yes
Origin
TEMPERATE ASIA: Turkey
Watch for this season
RustHigh
Uredinial Stage (Summer)
Wood DecayHigh
Wound Infection Window
AphidHigh
Peak Population & Dispersal
Fall webwormHigh
Larval Feeding & Web Building
+ 4 more — see full disease and pest lists below
Diseases: Regionally Documented (10)
Venturia spp. Twig blight (Venturia) Multiple genera (Melampsoridium, Thekopsora, Naohidemyces... Rust Marssonina spp. Marssonina leaf and twig spot Pseudomonas syringae (bacterial) Bacterial twig blight Symptom category — not a single disease Canker Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall Symptom category — not a single disease Leaf Spot Chondrostereum purpureum Silver Leaf Venturia spp. or Fusicladium spp. (specific oak pathogen ... Twig Blight (Scab) Multiple Basidiomycete fungi cause wood decay in trees Wood Decay
Pests: Regionally Documented (12)
Nymphalis antiopa Spiny elm caterpillar Leucoma salicis Satin moth Cryptorhynchus lapathi Poplar and willow borer Prionoxystus robiniae Carpenterworm Aphidoidea Aphid Acanthococcus azaleae Azalea bark scale Hyphantria cunea Fall webworm Chrysomelidae: Alticini Flea beetle Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar Rabdophaga rigidae Willow beaked-gall midge Tuberolachnus salignus Giant willow aphid
Cultivars (1)
'Kilmarnock'
Common name: Kilmarnock WillowWeeping Goat WillowWeeping Pussy Willow; Mature height: 6 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 4
Data Maturity Structured Multiple sources. Expert review underway.