Goat Willow plants

Goat Willow (Salix caprea)

Goat Willow plants (Salix caprea) are a beautiful native hedging species. Also known as Pussy Willow, this deciduous hedging plant is immediately recognisable for its soft silver or gold catkins that begin to appear in spring, followed by broad, oval-shaped green leaves with silvery undersides.

Goat Willow Hedge (Salix caprea)

Goat Willow is wonderful for wildlife, supporting hundreds of species of insects, particularly moths. The gold, male catkins that bloom in spring are rich in nectar, making Goat Willow a very bee-friendly hedging plant.

Although many types of willow hedge are better suited to wet soils, Salix caprea prefers normal, well-drained soils. Goat Willow also thrives best in sun or partial shade.Most popular uses for Goat Willow hedges

Goat Willow plants are perfect if you’d like a wildlife-friendly garden. Salix caprea’s unique appearance also makes it an attractive addition to an informal mixed native hedge.

Combine Salix capea with

Plant Goat Willow alone for a stunning feature hedge that is sure to attract an abundance of wildlife, or combine it with other native hedging plants for a striking mix of colours and textures..

Expected growth rate of Goat Willow

Goat Willow has an average growth rate, achieving around 20-40cm per year. It’s ideal for heights between 1-4m.

Care advice for Salix caprea

A low-maintenance hedge, Goat Willow only requires pruning lightly in later winter or early spring. If you’d like to know more about maintaining a willow hedge, best4hedging has Care and Planting tips in our Advice section.

Planting density for willow hedging

If you’d like to know how to plant a willow hedge, we have listed our recommended plant density for each species in the table above. Goat Willow is available as bare roots from November to late April/early May, offering great value for money. The plants are also available as cell grown and pot grown throughout the year.

Most of our Goat Willow hedges are expertly grown in the UK, but occasionally we may have to source some willow plants outside of the UK. If this happens, we make sure that we only obtain plants of the highest quality. best4hedging always strives to offer the freshest condition plants of unrivalled quality, whilst still maintaining our competitive prices./p>

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