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How to plant. Learn how to plant correctly. Planting correctly will not only get your garden off to a flying start, but it will also ensure that your plants's root systems develop as healthily as possible, maximising their long-term stability.
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Plant description
Salix babylonica is a large deciduous tree with fabulously weeping foliage that can touch the ground. It grows from around ten to thirteen metres tall and is dense. It is well suited to wet areas as well as dry, but the root system is liable to become invasive, so it should not be planted close to sewers, drains or buildings. It is banned in some areas because of its potential to be invasive, but in the right area it makes a lovely shade tree with an iconic form. It is native to China.
Additional plant information
Flowers
Flower colour: purple
Flowering season: spring
Plant size
Maximum height: 13 metres
Minimum height: 10 metres
Maximum width: 8 metres
Minimum width: 5 metres
Sunlight, frost & salt tolerance
This plant will tolerate full or partial sunlight.
Medium frost tolerance.
Plant is not salt tolerant.
Fauna attracting?
Not specified.
Climate
This plant species will grow in the following climates: cool, temperate.
Soil types & conditions
Loam: dry, wet, moist, well-drained.
Clay: dry, wet, moist, well-drained.
Sand: dry, wet, moist, well-drained.
Miscellaneous information
Planting season: Any.
Types of fertiliser: not specified.
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