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Plant of the week: Salix

The Japanese Flamingo Tree or Salix integra 'Hakuro-Nishiki' is an extremely popular, colourful small tree or bush. Elegant, fast-growing new shoots are heavily blotched with white and pink, fading as the leaf ages. Slender yellow catkins appear in spring before the leaves. The branches are long and slightly droop, making it ideal for planting by pools or streams. Also, an ideal tree for the small garden or even planted in a pot on the patio. It will thicken right out year on year to provide an ever better show.