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Salix sachalinensis 'Sekka'
Japanese Fantail Willow
Salicaceae
Located behind Visitor Apartment Building along N. Eagleville Rd.
- leaves alternate, lanceolate, larger and wider than other willows
- leaves glossy dark green, with serrated margins
- buds purple-red, with a single scale
- stems are the most notable feature
- stems are often fasciated, whereby a number of stems are fused together
to form a flattened structure
- stems are dark red-purple-brown and often twist in an artistic fashion
- flowers are gray catkins, produced abundantly along the stems in
spring
- fruit is of no consequence
- habit is a large, suckering shrub with many stems
View Salix
sachalinensis page in the UConn Plant Database
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