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Magnolia-leaf Willow

Salix magnifica

Salicaceae · broadleaf · introduced

Quick Facts

Height
20 ft
Light
Full Sun to Part Shade
Hardiness
Zone Zones 6a–8b
Origin
China, in northern and western Sichuan

Diseases (10)

Venturia spp. Twig blight (Venturia)
Thekopsora minima and Naohidemyces vaccinii Rust
Marssonina leaf and twig spot
Pseudomonas syringae (bacterial) Bacterial twig blight
Cytospora spp. (synonyms: Leucostoma, Valsa) Canker
Rhizobium radiobacter (formerly Agrobacterium tumefaciens) Crown Gall
Various fungi (Phyllosticta spp., Septoria spp., Cercospo... Leaf Spot
Chondrostereum purpureum Silver Leaf
Twig Blight (Scab)
Limb and Wood Decay

Pests (14)

Spiny elm caterpillar
Satin moth
Poplar and willow borer
Carpenterworm
Cinara occidentalis, Cinara abietis Aphid
Acanthococcus azaleae Azalea bark scale
Fall webworm
Flea beetle
Lepidosaphes ulmi Oystershell scale
Borer
Spiny elm caterpillar (mourning cloak butterfly)
Malacosoma spp. Tent caterpillar
Willow beaked-gall midge
Giant willow aphid

Also Known As

  • Magnificent Willow

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