Salix 'Golden Curls'
Common name: 
Golden Curls Corkscrew Willow
Pronunciation: 
SA-liks
Family: 
Salicaceae
Genus: 
Salix
Synonyms: 
S. matsudana ‘Golden Curls’
S. erythroflexuosa
Type: 
Broadleaf
Native to (or naturalized in) Oregon: 
No
  • Deciduous tree, to 30 ft (9 m) tall or more, 15 ft (4.5 m) wide, oval rounded crown, golden stems, contorted and somewhat pendulous, "corkscrew" effect most evident after leaf fall.  Leaves also somewhat curled.
  • Sun
  • Hardy to USDA Zone 4      This cultivar is apparently a hybrid between S. alba 'Tristis' and S. matsudana 'Tortuosa'.  Found in Argentina and introduced around 1971.
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    plant habit, winter

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    branches, spring

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    branches and leaves, summer

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    trunk, bark