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Salix Flamingo - Help required
Dawn Slinger
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I have a 1 year old Salix Flamingo, in a pot in the conservatory. I live on the Moray Firth so am reluctant to plant it outside. After thinking I'd killed it over winter when it lost all its leaves it now looks large, green & bushy
But...I have noticed that some of the new growth of leaves on one side are tightly curled up around the edges, initially I thought it was some kind of caterpillar or insect.
Does anyone know what has caused this, excess heat, lack of water etc?
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Salix flamingo is hardy down to some quite low temperatures - see here http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/planting-zones/usda-planting-zone-map.htm - it should be fine outside for the winter, even in Scotland.
It is deciduous so it will always lose it's leaves in the autumn and grow new ones in ther spring.
I think you're killing it with kindness.
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Sorry, this is the site I meant to link to http://www.gardeningknowhow.com/ornamental/trees/willow/dappled-japanese-willow.htm which hopefully will convince you that it'll be fine outside
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
put a fleece over it when then temp drops below zero, probably nov to feb,
It's a willow so needs plenty of moisture but not drowning. They're hardy to -10C so can certainly cope with most British winters. If you keep it in a pot, take it into cool whelter for the winter but do not water once its leaves have dropped in autumn. Start watering again - and give it a feed - when the snowdrops, crocuses and daffs start to appear.