Tink it Salix integra somthing like that

This is a very pretty tree.
Welcome to GoY, Jimbo.
I'm sure a GoY member will identify this tree for you :o)

I 'think' it is Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki', super tree I'd give that garden room any day.

Does it grow very large, Mg ?

If it is the salix I've named then it only grows 4 - 6 foot, with a similar spread - so that one is about full grown.

Agree with Moongrower's ID

I can see why you think it a good asset to the garden Mg. :o)

oooh i have one of these they are lovely... does yours have catkins in the spring Jimbo? if so it could be the one I have which i thought was slightly different to a 'Hakuro-nisiki' - i have one of thoughs too that has never had any catkins.... so if it does it is still a salix, very simular mine was just labled 'Flamingo Tree' i have pic's of the catkins in my garden pages...see what you think?

yes moongrower i have one, not as big yet but lovely,, gets pinky ends in new growth if its the same as mine

I have one too var. Flamingo...this one doesn't get catkins...

Interesting to read about these trees :o)

oh.. that is funny Alice. do you know if it is the same variety as Hakuro-nisiki with just a different comon name,? coz i have always know Hn as a shrimp tree/bush.. and i do have one that does not have catkins, yet my flamingo does... well there is just no explaning it is there... now i am confussed lol

Not sure everyone's not getting a bit confused here - there is Salix hakuro nishiki, and there is Acer negundo 'flamingo' - both have these variegated, colourful leaves, but the Acer has more pink in the variegation.

a salix intergra hakuro nishki has got pink tips on new growth and varigated leaves, thats what i have, pink goes as summer ends then leaves should turn brown and fall, next spring with new growth you get the pink again,

I've got Acer flamingo, but all its leaves have fallen now, so I'll have to wait till spring to post a pic! It retains pink in the variegation all summer. The one in this photo, though, is a Salix.

yes it does look like salix bamboo, im sure it is to,

I was thinking of Majeekahead's comment above - the Salix should produce catkins, the Acer flamingo doesn't.

no i have a Acer negundo too it looks nothing like this well, not a lot like it... my flamingo tree is a Salix i have 2 Salix one is a bush and i know it is S. Hakuro nishiki and it has never had catkins, the other is a tree and looks just exactly like this one but it was just labled Salix 'Flamingo Tree' when i bought it the year before last, and it does have catkins.... i am wondering if they are the same but just named differently, and for some reason one has produced catkins but the other has'nt? or if they are very simular but different varieties this is what i find confussing...lol.. i have a recent pic of both on my file.. i have them planted together, they really look good, but there seems to be a few differences.... have a look and see what you think. the picture was loaded yesterday i think...

no dont think salix does, well doesnt say on my tag off mine, maybe wrong, sorry it does get catkins , just looked it up, so thats a nice surprise bamboo,

Not that I've ever seen catkins on this Salix either! But I used to constantly clip it to shape, so maybe that's why, but Salix is known for its catkins.

i just looked it up angie and ive got it now lol, the original salix integra which grows to about 2-6m has catkins but the hakuro nishki is a grafted version onto a straight willow stem for orinamental tree which has the weaker leaf and pinkish colour, so bamboo catkins on salix origianal tree not grafted tree

So does it actually say no catkins? Cos its still a Salix, isn't it?

yes and yes bamboo, i have grafted one, no catkins, origianal larger tree has catkins,
anyway im going now bamboo so nite, sleep well :o)

Posting this for you to see tomorrow and for Majeekahead - done a bit of research myself, and this Salix (grafted) does produce catkins - I'd guess not always, though, either because we keep them pruned or just sometimes they don't. It is also sold as Flamingo tree, but is still Salix integra 'hakuro nishiki'. Obviously, the leaf shape is quite different from Acer negundo 'flamingo', though the colouration is quite similar.

I bet your regretting asking this question Jimbo!

isnt it strange how differant sites tell us differant things bamboo, how odd, lol yes like you say acer is a completely differant shape leaf, gosh its took us a long time to get to this point hahaha

Apologies to Jimbo for adding yet more, but what causes the confusion is the fact that this Salix has the common name Flamingo tree - not very helpful when there's an Acer flamingo, is it, really. That's the trouble with common names;-)

I agree Bamboo common names can lead to an awful lot of confusion.

lol poor Jimbo, defo got more than bargained for there did'nt you mate lol sorry about that... thing is i still have a spanner here ready to throw.. lol my 'flamingo tree' salix (the one that has catkins) is grafted.... and the one i know is HN is not, it is a bush growing from the base, and it does not have catkins. both are planted next to each other in the same bed, and both are pruned at the same time and the same amount... i also notice a slight difference in the colour of the twigs when they are bare..... have a look at the pictures i have i loaded one a couple of days ago.... maybe this is just down to age or something? and they are the same plant... one thing i will say neither is an acer lol..... and yes common names can be confusing.... evening primrose... would be a good example of that,,, or guilder rose the list is endless.... hey that would make a good blog would'nt it.....

Majeekahead: Salix integra hakuro nikishi can be grown either as a shrub (which you've got) or as a grafted standard, which is what most people have. Both should produce catkins, but may not. Your non grafted version will reach 1.5 x 1.5 metres if you let it.

well thats what i thought to be honest, don't know why it has'nt had the catkins then... and no won't let it get too big, they look good together though ;-)

Stop, stop, pleeeease, ...... I can't take anymore. lol