Salix matsudana
Salix matsudana
Salicaceae · broadleaf deciduous shrub · introduced
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Plant Profile
Size & Form
Height
40-50 ft
Spread
30-40 ft
Growth Rate
Fast
Site Requirements
Light
Full Sun
Soil Drainage
Wet
Soil pH
4.5-8.5 (strongly acidic to strongly alkaline)
Water
Moderate to high
Drought Tolerance
Low
Hardiness
Zones 6–9
Ornamental Interest
Bloom Time
Spring
Fall Color
Yes
Origin
Northeastern China
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 (2)
'Tortuosa'
Common name: Corkscrew Willow Dragon's Claw Willow Contorted Willow; Mature height: 20–30 ft
Hardy to USDA Zone 4
'Golden Curls'
Hybrid (Salix alba × S. matsudana); twisted golden branches; weeping habit
Data Maturity Structured Multiple sources. Expert review underway.