Corkscrew Willow
- Botanical Name
- Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa'
- Hardiness
- Zones 4 to 7
- Height
- 20 to 30 feet
- Width
- 20 to 30 feet
- Flowers
- Showy male flowers
- Fall Color
- Yellow
- Light
- Full sun
- Soil
- Moist to wet, adaptable
- Planting & Care
- Transplants easily
- Reports of salt tolerance
- Good for wet sites
- Problems
- Messy (twigs), borers, willow leaf beetle
- Varieties
- Golden Curls - shrubby, golden color
- Pendula'- weeping branches, bright green stems
- Snake - improved Tortuosa, better disease resistance
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