"Chris Styles" wrote in message
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Hi,

I've bought a Salix to plant in our front garden (about 5~6m from the
front
of the house), and a colleague has said that Salix are part of the Willow
family and should not be planted near buildings. I've Had a good Google
and
I cant find anything about planting the Salix away from buildings.

If it makes any difference, the Salix in question is about 2m tall, and
has
been "topiarised" so that the leaves form a 1m diameter ball at the top of
a
thin trunk.

Can anyone advise?

thanks

Chris

Salix is simply the species (horticultural Latin) name for willow.

http://www.bluestem.ca/willows-invasiveness.htm

Ones to avoid include Salix alba (White willow),
Salix fragilis (Crack willow), Salix babylonica
(Weeping willow), Salix nigra (Black willow) and
the others that become large shrubs.

The list on the left of that page should indicate
how large your own variety is likely to get.





michael adams