Kilmarnock Willow, Salix caprea Kilmarnock

This graceful form of Willow is grafted onto an 80cm stem so that the weeping branches and spring catkins can be appreciated. Willows are tough and hardy plants that will grow in all types of soil including poor soil and heavy clay. Best grown in full sun or just a touch of shade.

Use Kilmarnock Willow Trees as container plants, especially as a pair either side of a gate or entrance. They also look effective planted into a mixed bed or border amongst smaller plants and flowers to bring a little height. These dwarf trees are unlikely to get much taller, instead developing into a broader fountain of lush green summer foliage. After the leaves fall they will produce increasing numbers of fluffy catkins each spring that look great, especially if underplanted with spring bulbs or flowers to produce a very cheerful spring display that will be especially popular as an early season nectar source for the bees.

Kilmarnock Willow, Salix caprea Kilmarnock

Kilmarnock Willow Trees need very little maintenance, should the crown of plants become congested then its advisable to thin out the branches now and again in winter, always pruning away the oldest wood to leave the younger shoots that will provide the best numbers of catkins each spring. A spring mulch is always good to counter any particularly dry spells in summer, and a balanced fertiliser could be added at the same time to get the best from your Kilmarnock Willow Trees.

Our Kilmarnock Willow Trees are grown in pots making them suitable for planting at any time of year as there is no root disturbance. When planting we always recommend adding rootgrow to the planting hole as the mycorrhizal fungi will give them the very best start in your garden.

Orders are being despatched within 3-5 working days, delivery is 1-2 days after we despatch.

Delivery is free for most orders above our free delivery thresholds, these are displayed above our prices in the product listings and summarized below. If you don’t need that many plants it’s not a problem, you can choose to pay our delivery charge and only order what you need.

Delivery is convenient – no signature is required so you don’t need to wait in, we will leave your parcel in the safe place that you nominate.

Delivery is fast – because we pick orders daily from our own growing beds your plants only travel the small hop to our packing shed before being sent to you, they are usually delivered within 5-7 working days.

Delivery is reliable – we have been selling and delivering Hedging Plants to our customers nationwide since 1992. We have a lot of experience in packing them safely and only use tried and tested delivery partners.

Smaller Plants (Parcel Delivery)

Heavy Plants (Pallet Delivery)

Tall Plants 2.5m+ (Specialist Delivery)

Exceptions to our delivery charges are Scottish Highland and Isle of Wight delivery areas where we need to charge a little extra to cover the cost of deliveries to these outlying areas. We don’t currently delivery to other offshore addresses including Northern Ireland and Southern Ireland.

Tall plants over 2.5 metres have to be delivered by our own specialised transport, our delivery area is limited to mainland England and Wales only.

Please note there is a minimum order value of £50 for orders containing smaller plants and £250 for orders containing heavier plants

Complete delivery information can be viewed on our Delivery Information page