‘Super Curl Red’ Curly Willow

cuttings

Salix × pendulina f. erythroflexuosa

Up to 30' tall × 15-30' wide. By far the most curly of the three curly willows, super curl red has a bushier habit than other varieties in its first few years in part thanks to many wicked curly branches extending out. Yellow bark. It grows up to 4 feet a year at Dandy Ram Farm in Monroe, ME after being coppiced while dormant. Great for a quick-growing and funky living fence, used in floral design or as wreath bases. Can be coppiced each year or left to grow into tall corkscrew trees. Prefers wet soils. Plant cuttings directly into thawed wet spring soil, leaving only a couple inches above ground to sprout. Can also be easily rooted in water or potting soil indoors. May take up to 2 years to put on significant growth. Z4. Maine Grown. (12" cuttings)

ships in spring

7999 ‘Super Curl Red’

Shipping

Items from our perennial plants warehouse ordered on or before February 20 will ship from March through early May, starting with warmer areas and finishing in colder areas.

Orders placed after February 20 will ship from late April through early-to-mid May.

Additional Information

Willows Salix spp.

The genus Salix comprises hundreds of different species of plants most commonly called willows but sometimes called Osier or Sallow. Willows grow all over the world. Some, like the weeping willow, are towering specimens. Others are short scrubby bushes; willows growing in the arctic can be 100 years old but only 2' tall! Uses include ornamental landscaping, shade, basketmaking, erosion control, timber, fuel and medicine. All parts, especially the bark, contain salicin, used for relief of pain and fever for hundreds, or even thousands, of years. Aspirin is a synthetic analog of salicin. Willows feed local wildlife, insects and birds. We plant them near the orchard to provide early season forage for our native pollinators. All prefer sun and loamy wet soils, but are adaptable, easily transplanted and fast growing.