schwerinii

Salix schwerinii is a species of willow native to northeastern Asia. It can be grown as a shrub or a tree. As a tree, it will grow between 30 to 50 feet tall. Schwerinii is one of the first willows to flower and leaf out in the spring. The flowers are relatively small but produced in great quantities. New rod growth has dark brown bark with flaky texture and fuzzy tips. It produces long, slightly wavy but mostly unbranched rods. Leaves are long and narrow, and turn a brilliant bright yellow in the fall. It is a very vigorous grower after coppicing and reliably grows 12 to 16 feet every season at the nursery which is naturally ideal for living structures, biomass and animal fodder.