Willow, Prairie Cascade

Salix 'Prairie Cascade', a distinguished Willow cultivar, emerges as a horticultural masterpiece of extraordinary landscape sophistication, flourishing across its impressive Zone 3-10 hardiness range with unparalleled botanical grace. This exceptional specimen achieves a dramatic mature form of 30 feet in height and 40 feet in width, presenting a living architectural element defined by its most captivating feature – golden arching branches that create a sweeping, almost liquid-like silhouette across the landscape. Its distinctive furrowed bark adds extraordinary textural complexity, providing winter interest that transforms the tree into a living sculpture even during the most dormant season. Demonstrating remarkable environmental adaptability, the cultivar shows a preference for wet soil conditions while simultaneously displaying exceptional tolerance for diverse landscape environments that would challenge less robust willow varieties. Representing a pinnacle of willow breeding, 'Prairie Cascade' offers landscape designers and gardening enthusiasts a versatile specimen that combines structural integrity, ecological functionality, and extraordinary aesthetic potential in a singularly impressive form that brings depth, movement, and botanical refinement to curated landscape spaces.