Salix purpurea 'Irette’ - Arctic Pussy Willow
- hardy deciduous shrub with long straight rods
- purple young stems and narrow blue-green leaves make this also known as Purple willow or Blue willow
- this willow species is bitter and unpalatable to deer, livestock, and rabbits
- large and showy silver catkins in early spring before the leaves
- light green to brown stems dry to a light brown color
- straight and very slender rods are lighter colored than other purpureas
- this vigorous male cultivar is great as a showy hedge or deer screen
- dense root mass is very useful for riverbank erosion control
- established plants can produce 6-9’ rods every year when coppiced
- fantastic for creating living fedges or other small structures
- great for basket weaving and other dried crafts
- good for sunny areas with regularly moist well-drained soils
- grows to 12-16 feet high by 6-8 feet wide
- grows in zones 3-8
- rods are unrooted cuts long enough to start your living sculpture with! These are cut to order, and so quantities available may be higher than listed. Please inquire if you need more for your project, and I’ll check!
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp
- ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
Salix purpurea 'Irette’ - Arctic Pussy Willow
- hardy deciduous shrub with long straight rods
- purple young stems and narrow blue-green leaves make this also known as Purple willow or Blue willow
- this willow species is bitter and unpalatable to deer, livestock, and rabbits
- large and showy silver catkins in early spring before the leaves
- light green to brown stems dry to a light brown color
- straight and very slender rods are lighter colored than other purpureas
- this vigorous male cultivar is great as a showy hedge or deer screen
- dense root mass is very useful for riverbank erosion control
- established plants can produce 6-9’ rods every year when coppiced
- fantastic for creating living fedges or other small structures
- great for basket weaving and other dried crafts
- good for sunny areas with regularly moist well-drained soils
- grows to 12-16 feet high by 6-8 feet wide
- grows in zones 3-8
- rods are unrooted cuts long enough to start your living sculpture with! These are cut to order, and so quantities available may be higher than listed. Please inquire if you need more for your project, and I’ll check!
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp
- ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
