Mazhar Botanic Garden

Salix tetrasperma Roxb.

Indian willow

Sample code: EGY-MBG-001115
Common name: Indian willow
English name: Indian willow
Arabic name: صفصاف رومي
Native: E. Asia, Egypt
(PGR): Common

medium-sized tree  grow 25 m high, bark  rough, with deep, vertical fissures  leaves lanceolate flowers unisexual, in axillary catkins, male yellowish female greenish fruit a capsule

Salix apiculata Anderson, Salix zollingeriana Miq

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Texture: Clay Coastal Alluvial Soils Mildly acidic soils
Fertility: Intermediate
Drainage: Somewhat poorly drained
Topography: Swamp
Salinity: Low
Water Sources: Moderate Water
Climates: Hot climates
Lights: Full sun
Propagation: Cuttings
Flowering time: Spring
Zone: 9 : 9
pH range: 6.0-7.0

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