Salix helvetica

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Flowering Time

April, May

Light/shadow demands

sun

pH-Value

acidic, slightly acidic

Soil

humos, sandy, flood

Trees and shrubs for bees

ground covering plants

Yes

Salix helvetica

Characteristics:

Habit

Decorative dwarf or small shrub, 0.3-1.2 m tall; up to 1 m wide; arching upright, slow-growing

Blossom

In upright, silvery, then yellow catkins, before or while leaves shoot at the end of April or May

Leaves

Elliptical to lanceolate, initially dense, silvery hairs, then glossy dark green on top, whitish and woolly underneath; pale yellow autumn colours

Demands

Sun, likes cool areas, frost hardy, failing when hot and dry, likes high humidity, wind resistant

Soil

Fresh to damp, very acidic to neutral, avoid chalk; on bog or sandy-gravelly silicate soil

Hardiness Zone

Zone 4

Bee pasture/nectar

Yes

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