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Aug. 31, 2004

Tree Tour: Purple Osier Willow

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(Unless otherwise indicated, photos by Don of www.WascanaPark.com)

Location: (2004)
Kiwanis Park, west side of parking lot.

  • Botanical Name: Salix purpurea 'Gracillis'
  • Medium Moisture/Sun
  • Height & Spread: 1m x 1m
  • Form: mound-like
  • Leaf: alternate; linear; blue-green
  • Bark: purplish
  • Use: good informal hedge

(Information from the City of Regina, Tree Tour Guidebook)