An eight-year old ‘Silver Column’ four years after we transplanted it from the nursery in April 2013
A group of young plants in the nursery.
'Silver Column' in the nursery with S. matsudana 'Caradoc' to the left.
Above and right: Fine silky hairs create the silver coloration of the leaves.
They really sparkle in sunshine when the wind is blowing and the whiter undersides flash!
Above and below.
FINALLY! After taking many, many photos of the Silver Willow I finally captured what this willow really looks like!
As you can see at left, the camera "sees" green, whereas the human eye sees silver. 'Twas a dull, drab day in July!
Salix alba is not known for its brittleness, but on October 22, 2016 we had 5-6in of heavy wet snow with the leaves still on the trees. Lots of damage done!
below: 'Silver Column' flowered for the first time in mid-May 2017,
nine years after receiving our cuttings. It's a lady!
left: in late October the new branches are covered with fine hairs, as are next springs catkin buds. These buds are not as flat as typical alba buds.
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of Michael Dodge