Floral Arrangements | Vermont Willow Nursery https://vermontwillownursery.com Buds up! Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:12:29 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://i0.wp.com/vermontwillownursery.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/cropped-IMG_0508-1.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Floral Arrangements | Vermont Willow Nursery https://vermontwillownursery.com 32 32 196090059 caprea https://vermontwillownursery.com/product/caprea/ Sat, 02 Oct 2021 20:27:55 +0000 https://vermontwillownursery.com/?post_type=product&p=243 Pussy Willow

Sallow Willow

Goat Willow

salix bakko

caprea = goat  

bakko = Japanese for "Big Momma Willow"

 

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USDA Hardiness Zone

3+

Blooming Period

Early to mid Spring

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Sex

Female and male

Potential Height/Width

A tree of up to 40 ft! Can be easily kept as a tidy shrub by coppicing

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Uses

Pollinator assistance, cut stems

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]]> A large shrub or small tree from 15-40ft that grows wild in Western Europe and all the way East to China and Japan. In Japan it is called Salix bakko, which translated means Big Momma Willow! Leaves are much broader than most willows. Flower buds are shiny chestnut brown and open to much-prized catkins that are soft, silky and silvery to 3in long; they are produced early in the year long before the leaves develop. Male flowers turn yellow with pollen, whereas the female catkins become green. A non-fussy shrub that will grow anywhere with dry to moist soil. This species has naturalized in parts of the Province of Quebec.

Description Credit to Michael Dodge

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]]> 243 babylonica f tortuosa ‘Dart’s Snake’ https://vermontwillownursery.com/product/babylonica-f-tortuosa-darts-snake/ Wed, 29 Sep 2021 02:05:15 +0000 https://vermontwillownursery.com/?post_type=product&p=164 Snake Curly Willow

 

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USDA Hardiness Zone

4+

Blooming Period

Stay tuned!

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Sex

Male

Potential Height/Width

20 ft - 30 ft

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Uses

Ornamental tree, accent to weaving projects

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]]> The Dragon’s Claw Willow is the original Chinese Curly Willow and the first curly willow seen in the West. It was introduced to France, likely to Vilmorin’s nursery near Paris, by the Belgian engineer and plant collector Joseph Hers during the early 1920s. It is said to be a small tree with an upright, but weeping habit and according to some European authorities it is best kept as a large shrub, but there are much larger specimens in North America that grow to 30ft; perhaps the wood ripens better with the prolonged hotter temperatures experienced here. It is a female selection and is one of the commonest forms of curly willow in gardens and the trade. The stems of our clone are a darker color than most curly willows; Michael saw this in China in 2018 and the stems were bright green. Nearly all curly willow cultivars and hybrids have originated from this original form.

Description Credit to Michael Dodge

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]]> 164 Showy Catkins Collection https://vermontwillownursery.com/product/showy-catkins-collection/ Wed, 22 Sep 2021 21:41:23 +0000 https://vermontwillownursery.com/?post_type=product&p=858 A Spring time festival of color! A collection of some of our most prodigious growers of catkins.

Six bundles for the price of five!

 

substitutions will be made in the event of crop failure

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]]> 858 gracilistyla ‘Mt Aso’ https://vermontwillownursery.com/product/gracilistyla-mt-aso/ Fri, 10 Sep 2021 19:24:30 +0000 https://vermontwillownursery.com/?post_type=product&p=277 Japanese Pink Pussy Willow

 

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USDA Hardiness Zone

4+

Blooming Period

Early Spring

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Sex

Male

Potential Height/Width

6 ft high, 6 ft wide

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Uses

Ornamental, flower arrangements

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]]> Developed in Japan, Mt Aso is our most popular selection. It is medium-sized shrub that is easy to maintain and puts on a gorgeous show from Fall to Spring. Catkins begin to develop in early Fall and culminate in a stunning early Spring display. Rods can be cut in early February and bloom in time for Valentine’s Day making for a lovely, unique bouquet!

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]]> 277 myrsinifolia ‘Blackskin’ https://vermontwillownursery.com/product/myrsinifolia-blackskin/ Wed, 11 Aug 2021 20:09:44 +0000 https://vermontwillownursery.com/?post_type=product&p=92 Blackskin Willow

myrsine-leaf willow

 

 

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USDA Hardiness Zone

4+

Blooming Period

Late Spring

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Sex

Female

Potential Height

10 ft

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Weaving, ornamental

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]]> ‘Blackskin’ is unique at our nursery. The straight, black rods have little side growth and are wonderful for weaving projects, fences, even ornamentation. The leaves shine just as bright as the stems!

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