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salix caprea kilmarnock
They get a bit bigger Pauline because the new stems go up as well as out and down, if that makes sense. I had a group of three at the edge of a pond in a previous garden which had been there a long time. I'd say they were about 5' high and about 4' wide, they'd been closely planted so would have been wider if they'd been spaced out more. If I can find a photo I'll post it 
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We've one in our garden that has been here longer than we have - so it must be at least 15 years old. It is about 5 foot high and the same wide. Very pretty tree, but needs a bit of thinning out every now and then so it doesn't get too congested.
This is the only one I could find - they're in the top left corner of the pic ( inside the 'corner' created by the posts ) above the little statue in the pond.
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
...isn't that just a stunning garden photo with the pond, the conifers and those concrete or stone pillars by the gate, gives it a very Scottish or Northern feel to it... absolutely superb...
...those Kilmarnock Willows have been reduced in my local Asda, I think to £3.50 or somesuch, if you want to get in quick... I also notice they've got nice Rosemary and Lavender angustifolia for just £2... sometimes I think it's not worth growing from cuttings... but I don't like the way they undercut the garden centres and nurseries so much.... something not quite right there...
Fairy, I didn't know you had a lovely garden like that
In the sticks near Peterborough
Loving your garden Fairy, any more photo's?
There are a few other different varieties which are small but these two flower red/pink rather than kilmarnock that normally flowers yellow. One is salix integra and the other one is salix flamingo I don't know how much your looking to spend but if you look round you can get them fairly cheap.
Kilmarnock Willows in Wilkinsons yesterday - can't remember for how much but they were really cheap and looked lovely healthy little trees.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Thanks for the kind comments but I no longer live there. I can't take credit for a lot of what you see in terms of the pond and the planting - it had been there a long time. We did the renovation round the pond, laying a path so that we could actually walk along the side of it (the gravel areas and stone seat etc) and a lot of clearing , pruning and tidying! The stone gateposts Salino mentioned were invisible, which was a great pity as they had the name of the house on them. The hedge had been planted far too close to them so there was a limit to what we could do with it.
Verd - I'd have needed more than a wand to fix what was wrong when I was there, and I don't mean the garden
I live in west central Scotland - not where that photo is...
it should be fine in that pot for a little while as long as its kept watered. If its going to be a few months I would say repot into some John Innes no.3 Compost.