SALIX X `WINTER TORCH`-Willow

Brilliant winter color that contrasts with bright green new growth Compact form Deer resistant Enhance your winter and early spring landscape with this charming deciduous shrub, boasting vibrant orange-red stems that light up the winter months. Fast-growing and versatile, it tolerates average conditions but prefers moist even wet areas in full sun. It is easy to grow and quite resilient making it perfect for borders, foundations, or groupings where it can provide a splash of color when many other plants are muted. Discovered by Nina Bassuk of Cornell University, it captivates with its compact structure and vivid stem color. Incorporate Winter Torch into your landscape for a low-maintenance, swiftly-establishing shrub that will surely impress in those cold winter months with its vibrant orange stem color that lights up the winter landscape.