{"id":144,"date":"2025-09-24T17:16:04","date_gmt":"2025-09-24T21:16:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/?p=144"},"modified":"2025-09-25T18:12:42","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T22:12:42","slug":"dappled-willow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/trees\/dappled-willow\/","title":{"rendered":"Dappled Willow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50rem\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em><em><em>Salix integra<\/em><\/em><\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\">The most well-known dappled willow variety, Hakuro Nishiki, features splotches of white and pink on its leaves.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-green-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Location<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>See if you can spot our dappled willow as you walk along the Stone Wall Cutoff trail. Whilst you\u2019re there, see if you can spot any other recently planted trees.<\/p>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50rem\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/dappled-willow-leaf.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-146\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/dappled-willow-leaf.jpg 900w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/dappled-willow-leaf-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/dappled-willow-leaf-768x512.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:4rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull section-intro has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-stretch is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div style=\"background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/hadwen-arboretum\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/97\/dappled-willow-tree.jpg&apos;);background-position:50% 50%;background-size:cover;\" class=\"wp-block-group padded lifted has-white-background-color has-background wp-container-content-69bc4bdf is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:25.625rem\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group padded has-charcoal-color has-text-color has-link-color wp-elements-1eeafef86043f1391a35ed39f5bc0323 is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">History at Hadwen<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"intro has-medium-font-size\">Dappled willow wasn\u2019t found in any existing records of Hadwen\u2019s original plantings, however, a newspaper clipping from 1882 showed that Hadwen had six species of willow at the Arboretum. The dappled willow was planted by Clark students and faculty in 2022.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group section is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\"><div style=\"color:var(--clarku-color-green)\" class=\"eyebrow  has-text-align-left\">Keep learning<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detailed species information<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Dappled willow is a deciduous willow shrub in the family Salicaceae, native to parts of China, Russia, Japan, and Korea. This shrub typically grows to 6\u201320 feet (2\u20136 meters) in height and is characterized by unruly long branches, pale green leaves, and grayish-green bark. The leaves are small and oppositely arranged in groups of two or three which appear in early spring.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most popular cultivar of the dappled willow is called \u201cHakuro Nishiki.\u201d It is a common ornamental plant because of its distinct variegated foliage, which has a \u201cdappled\u201d pattern of white and light pink on pale green leaves. Because of its small size and unruly growth, this cultivar is often grafted onto the stem of other willow species to achieve more straight, tree-like growth with the unique leaves of the dappled willow.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Salix integra The most well-known dappled willow variety, Hakuro Nishiki, features splotches of white and pink on its leaves. Location See if you can spot our dappled willow as you walk along the Stone Wall Cutoff trail. Whilst you\u2019re there, see if you can spot any other recently planted trees. 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