Salix purpurea 'Bleu’ - Showy Arctic Willow
- hardy deciduous shrub with prolific slender rods
- purple young stems and narrow blue-green leaves make this also known as Purple willow or Blue willow
- showy green catkins appear before the leaves open
- this willow species is bitter and unpalatable to deer, livestock, and rabbits
- this cultivar has colorful new growth of red and green
- stems turn from red to purple as the leaves darken
- could make a great ornamental hedge against deer
- established plants can produce 6-10’ 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 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 'Bleu’ - Showy Arctic Willow
- hardy deciduous shrub with prolific slender rods
- purple young stems and narrow blue-green leaves make this also known as Purple willow or Blue willow
- showy green catkins appear before the leaves open
- this willow species is bitter and unpalatable to deer, livestock, and rabbits
- this cultivar has colorful new growth of red and green
- stems turn from red to purple as the leaves darken
- could make a great ornamental hedge against deer
- established plants can produce 6-10’ 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 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
