Plant: Hakuro Nishiki - Dappled Willow Tree

A fine textured, arching, rounded deciduous shrub grown for lanceolate leaves mottled in green, white and pink that turn gold in fall, with red stems adding color through fall and winter. Insignificant gold catkins open in spring. It reaches roughly four to six feet tall and five to seven feet wide in sun or part shade on clay, loam or organic soil at any pH with good drainage, and tolerates wet ground, erosion and black walnut. Pollinators and specialized bees visit. Use it as a border, a low hedge or a barrier, and watch for willow blights, mildews, cankers and borers.