Salix integra'Hakuro Nishiki' Japanese Shrub Willow
Japanese Shrub Willow
Salix integra ‘Hakuro Nishiki’
(Nishiki Willow) Thin, delicately arching branches are cloaked with long, narrow leaves of pink, white and green. The new growth is often solid shell pink. This is a fine hardy shrub for containers because it can be sheared for form or a close-up spot in the shady garden. I’ve chosen to place them fairly close together in an area of morning sun, heavily shaded by massive pines and they will grow next to Canadian Hemlocks for contrast.
'Hakuro Nishiki' Willow Close-up
Closer View of Japanese Willow
This variety is supposed to be hardy to Zone 4, but it may be safer in Zone 5 or to about -25 degrees F. We’ll see how they do in our bitter winters though we are at an elevation of about 1500 feet and we don’t get quite the cold that our surrounding valleys get. However, the winds are sometimes fierce here so I hope the windchill won’t be a huge factor. Heavy snows will protect them and other windbreaks on the property will help.
This variety was developed in Japan as a hybrid between S.Fuiri-koriyanagi with S.integra albomaculata.
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Nice article.
Have you ever taken cuttings to propagate? I have yo trim my hakuro and would like to grow new ones. Any advise would be appreciated, Tahnk you, Chery McLeod
Hi Chery. Thanks for asking. I ran across this website the day I planted my own shrubs which have only been in the ground for a few months. I haven’t propagated them, but the person on this website apparently has had great success with hers. She also has a link to some good cutting info. http://www.growingthehomegarden.com/2008/05/one-of-my-favorite-shrubs-salix-integra.html Thanks for writing. Steve