Mt Aso Pink Pussy Willow, Rare Salix Winter Interest Shrub - Live Plant

Add a unique splash of color to the late-winter and early-spring garden with Mt Aso Pink Pussy Willow, a beautiful Japanese selection of Salix gracilistyla prized for its distinctive rosy-pink catkins. The soft, fuzzy catkins emerge along bare stems before the foliage appears, creating an especially striking display when much of the garden is still dormant. Mt Aso is an excellent choice for gardeners who want more than the traditional silver-gray pussy willow. Its upright growth habit and colorful catkins make it an attractive specimen shrub, seasonal landscape accent, or source of beautiful branches for indoor arrangements.

Key Features:

• Winter Interest: Colorful catkins develop on bare stems, adding beauty to the landscape before spring foliage emerges
• Flower Arrangements: Great addition to cut flower gardens; branches can be harvested for fresh or decorative floral arrangements, making this willow especially popular with flower enthusiasts and floral designers
• Plant Type: Deciduous shrub
• Sun Exposure: Full sun to partial shade
• Mature Size: **Size is determined by pruning (5-10 ft tall and wide if left unpruned) - For the best flower display and manageable size, prune after flowering by removing older stems or cutting the shrub back substantially. This encourages fresh, vigorous stems that will produce the following season's catkins
• Hardiness Zones: USDA 4-9
• Soil Preference: Fertile, moist, well-draining; is a good choice for areas that naturally stay damp
• Watering: Performs best when kept moist (like most willows) 

Please Note: 

**Each plant is unique and may vary slightly in size, color, or shape from the photos shown.

**All photos are representative of each plant's typical growth habit, color, & features and may not depict the exact crop available at time of purchase

**All trees are GRAFTED (unless otherwise noted in listing title)