Salix matsudana
Salix matsudana
Salicaceae · broadleaf deciduous shrub · introduced
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Quick Facts
Growth Rate
Fast
Light
Full Sun
Soil
Wet
Water
Moderate to high
Watch for this season
RustHigh
Aecial Stage (Alternate Host)
Wood DecayHigh
Wound Infection Window
Oystershell scaleHigh
Crawler Emergence
Tent caterpillarHigh
Larval Feeding
+ 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.