Dwarf (Arctic) Willow unk., #2504

Round Valley Nursery, $70. Spring has light flowers or light leaves, winter has red young branches. Not widely used for bonsai but popular.

Possibly Salix purpurea 'Nana' Dwarf Arctic Willow. Shrub, non-apical.

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Jun 2025

Attempting to cut back or stimulate foliage closer to the trunk.

Cut outer 2 leaves of each branch. For two branches I had cut shorter and hope that a bud would pop.

Mar 2025

Jan 2025

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Salix purpurea 'Nana'

A beautiful and popular garden shrub with fine-textured blue foliage, fine whip-like branches and a consistent, rounded habit of growth; quite hardy, takes pruning well; use for its form and texture to create interest in the garden

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