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Cottet willow

Salix ×cottetii · Salicaceae

Cottet willow (Salix ×cottetii)
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Cottet willow (Salix ×cottetii) is catalogued by the USDA PLANTS database. USDA records it as hardy in zone 4 and warmer, down to about -23°F.

At a glance

Mature height5 ft USDA
Lightpart-shade USDA
Water needhigh USDA
Growth raterapid USDA
Soil pH5.5–7.5 USDA
Flower colorYellow USDA
Hardiness zones4 and warmer USDA
Nursery availabilityRoutinely Available USDA

USDA quoted from the USDA PLANTS database · Derived computed by a fixed rule from those columns. No value on this page is estimated.

Growing conditions

It grows in partial shade. USDA rates it as having needs consistently moist ground. It is recorded on soils from pH 5.5 to 7.5 — a broad range that spans acidic through mildly alkaline ground. Its cold limit is zone 4; USDA publishes no warm-end limit, so gardeners in warmer zones should check local heat tolerance separately.

Size and growth

At maturity it reaches about 5 ft, making it a low to knee-height plant. It grows quickly, which matters when you are timing a planting around the layers above it.

Tags

deciduouswet-tolerantclay-tolerantsandy-soilfast-growing

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Where this data comes from

Every value on this page comes from the USDA PLANTS database record for symbol SACO28, or is computed from those values by a fixed rule. Nothing here is estimated or model-generated. Where USDA publishes no value, this page omits the claim rather than filling the gap.

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