French Pink Pussy Willow - Very hardy - Salix caprea

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Product Features

• French Pussy Willow (Salix caprea )
• Multi-stemmed shrub grown for its silver pink catkins
• Cut back yearly to produce long shoots
• Easy to grow
• Immediate shipping. Size shipped: 4" pot

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 1.1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000O7Q8WS
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #44,535 in Patio, Lawn & Garden (See Top 100 in Patio, Lawn & Garden)

Product Description

French Pussy Willow (Salix caprea ) French Pink Pussy Willow. Multi-stemmed shrub grown for its silver pink catkins. Cut back yearly to produce long shoots.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A bush that becomes a tree, August 23, 2009

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B. Rupp "ruppb" (Lees Summit, MO United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: French Pink Pussy Willow - Very hardy - Salix caprea

We bought two French Pink Pussy Willows in 5-gallon pots about 15 years ago and planted them in our back yard in Missouri. They grew amazingly fast, up to about 30 feet tall and 30 feet in diameter. Eventually one of them split near the base and had to be removed. We removed the other because we had planted it too close to our deck, house, and other trees - not knowing how large it would grow.

These "shrubs" are a favorite of all kinds of birds. They provided shade and privacy. After their spring bloom they left a mess on the lawn, but the flowers disintegrated into the soil within a couple of weeks. I would recommend these shrubs if you have the space for them. Don't expect them to last forever, but with their growth speed they can also be replaced every 15 or 20 years. I would certainly consider them a tree, rather than a bush or shrub though.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Pink Pussy willow, June 5, 2011

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ducky - See all my reviews

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This review is from: French Pink Pussy Willow - Very hardy - Salix caprea

This plant arrived in good shape. It was packaged well and had not dried out. It was a bit smaller than I thought it would be but it is growing quickly in a pot and I hope to be able to plant it in my garden by the end of summer.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Pussy Willows, May 16, 2011

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Thomas Roselius (DC area, USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: French Pink Pussy Willow - Very hardy - Salix caprea

I was very pleased with this advertisement, and when I received the plant it looked rather dismal, but after time and taking care of it as required, it has begun to show decent signs of survival. Now very pleased. Would buy from this seller again.