{"product_id":"black-cat-pussy-willow-salix-chaenomeloides-copy","title":"White Dappled Willow | Salix integra","description":"\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eWhite Dappled Willow is one of the most ornamentally striking shrubs you can plant in a moist spot — a fast-growing, adaptable willow grown primarily for its spectacular variegated foliage, which emerges in spring as a vivid flush of pink and white before settling into a clean white-and-green dappled pattern that holds through the growing season. New growth flushes pink again with each pruning, making regular coppicing both a management strategy and a way to keep the plant at its most colorful. It works equally well as a standalone specimen, a mixed border anchor, a living screen, or a bank stabilizer along a pond or wet edge, and it establishes and fills in quickly once planted. For a landscape shrub that earns attention in every season while also doing real ecological work, it is hard to beat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLatin Name:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eSalix integra\u003c\/em\u003e 'Hakuro-nishiki'\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSite and Soil:\u003c\/strong\u003e Full sun to part shade; prefers moist to consistently moist soil — performs well along pond margins, rain gardens, low spots, and creek banks\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize at Maturity:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–6' h x 4–6' w as a shrub; can be trained as a standard (single-stemmed tree form) and maintained at a more compact size with regular pruning; responds vigorously to hard coppicing\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePests \u0026amp; Diseases:\u003c\/strong\u003e Generally vigorous; some susceptibility to aphids on new growth in spring — typically minor and self-resolving; occasional leaf spot in humid conditions is manageable with good air circulation\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUSDA Zone:\u003c\/strong\u003e 4–9\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA Note on Siting:\u003c\/strong\u003e Like all willows, White Dappled Willow has a moisture-seeking root system. Keep it away from septic systems, underground pipes, and foundations and site it where it has room to spread, ideally near a water feature, rain garden, or naturally moist area.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"New Earth Nursery","offers":[{"title":"9\" deep tree pot","offer_id":42759376011335,"sku":"whdapwillow","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0577\/5058\/5415\/files\/whitedappledwillow.jpg?v=1778243776","url":"https:\/\/newearthnursery.com\/products\/black-cat-pussy-willow-salix-chaenomeloides-copy","provider":"New Earth Nursery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}