Tri Color Dappled Willow Shrub In Winter

Dig a hole twice the size of the tri color willow s root ball.

Tri color dappled willow shrub in winter. Dappled willows shrubs grow well in full sun or partial shade but the colors of the stems and foliage will be most dramatic with more sunlight. Planting your tri color dappled willow find a location in full sun or partial shade. These are the cold weather twigs of dappled willow normally grown just for its remarkable pink and white foliage in spring and summer. Pruning a dappled willow is much like pruning any dense hedge type plant.

However the tri color willow easily adapts to less ideal soil conditions. Pruning should be done while dormant in either early winter or very early spring before catkins appear. On the right end are the newest shrubs we planted two years ago from more twigs stuck into pots. The original shrub is on the left end of the dappled willow wall.

With burgundy twigs too the shrub is an asset all winter long. In winter this deciduous shrub sheds its leaves to reveal red stems that persist through winter giving tricolor willow year round beauty. This easy to grow shrub will grow in partial light but we recommend that your japanese dappled willow shrub has access to at least 6 hours of full sun per day. As the name rightly suggests the dappled willow has mottled leaves that display a combination of colors like white pink and light green.

However you can also shape the plant near the end of summer as well as prune it to open up the canopy to increase light penetration. But dappled willow doesn t grow those burgundy twigs without your help. However the plant may not tolerate full sun in locations with long and hot summers. You should do extensive pruning in winter or early spring such as thinning out the plant.

In this season we ll take all the color we can get. The plant is a cultivar of salix integra a willow species that is found in certain parts of china japan and korea. Even their stems show visual interest turning bright coral red in winter. Tri color willow is a deciduous shrub with long stems and delicate narrow leaves.

Low maintenance with high rewards you may think for the dazzling display this plant offers that it may be finicky or require more care than most plants. To maintain the size of the shrubs and to encourage. We cut more twigs last summer and stuck them into pots again as we want to complete the line of dappled willow to the end of the white fencing on that side. In the fall it sheds yellow leaves to reveal bright red twigs.

New growth in the spring is soft pink and regular leaves are mottled and vary from pale green and yellow to white.