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USDA Hardiness Zone | 4 |
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Year Released | 1999 |
Willow Uses | Biomass |
Attributes | Otisco (Salix viminalis x S. miyabeana) is a high yielding shrub willow cultivar suitable for mechanical planting, harvesting, and post-harvest processing. It has a upright, rapid growth habit and can be harvested every 3 to 4 years. |
Mature Height | 15-20 feet |
Mature Width | 3-5 ft crown spread at 3 years when grown at 2 x 3 ft spacing |
Growth Rate | Rapid growing |
Conditions | Adaptable to a wide range of soil and moisture conditions |
Foliage | Green oblong leaves, typically 3-4 in. long, 0.5 to 1 in. wide with foliage April-Oct in Zone 5 |
Bark | Grey-Orange when young, turning yellow-green with slightly cracked bark with age; red-orange buds in winter |
Flowering | Male, early spring |
Polination | No seeds produced |
Propagation | Roots easily from dormant stem cuttings |