Salix alba ''Winter Torch''
Winter Torch Willow
- Brilliant winter color that contrasts with bright green new growth
- Compact form
- Deer resistant
- Category: Shrub
- Hardiness Zone: 4-9
- Height: 5-7 ft
- Spread: 5-7 ft
- Bloom Color: Brown Shades, White Shades, Yellow Shades
- Foliage Color: Green Shades
Purchase options for Winter Torch Willow
- Size: #3 21-24"
- Status: BeautiFULL
- Availability: In Stock
$62.00
Enhance your winter and early spring landscape with this charming deciduous shrub, boasting vibrant orange-red stems that light up the winter months. Fast-growing and versatile, it tolerates average conditions but prefers moist even wet areas in full sun. It is easy to grow and quite resilient making it perfect for borders, foundations, or groupings where it can provide a splash of color when many other plants are muted. Discovered by Nina Bassuk of Cornell University, it captivates with its compact structure and vivid stem color. Incorporate Winter Torch into your landscape for a low-maintenance, swiftly-establishing shrub that will surely impress in those cold winter months with its vibrant orange stem color that lights up the winter landscape.
Foliage Color
| • | Green |
Attracts Wildlife
| • | Attracts Butterflies |
Critter Resistance
| • | Deer Resistant |
Season of Interest (Flowering)
| • | Early Spring |
Season of Interest (Foliage)
| • | Summer |
Growing Tips for Salix alba ''Winter Torch''
Grown in full sun and moist soils. Prune back hard in early spring before new growth starts for best stem color the following winter. Disease free and easy to grow.