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Laurel Leaf Willow is a willow that The Northwest Nursery Co. listed among hardy trees for northern prairie planting. The catalog says it had become a favorite throughout the Northwest and calls it one of the most beautiful and striking willows, especially as young plants in nursery rows or hedgerows. [S1]
Its main ornamental value is its foliage. The leaves are dark, rich olive green above, with silvery backs. The nursery promoted this contrast for dark foliage effects in parks, hedges, farm plantings, and grove borders. [S1]
The plant was recommended for landscape use, hedges, and shelterbelts, not for fruit. The catalog says it should be cut back every year to look its best. Annual trimming produces heavy, dense foliage. City residents used it for hedges, and the nursery also called it especially good for farm hedges. [S1]
For prairie shelter, the catalog emphasized its dense, low, bushy growth. It recommended Laurel Leaf Willow as an outside row for groves, where it could slow surface winds and serve as a snow fence in winter. In that role, The Northwest Nursery Co. described it as one of its most valuable trees. [S1]
The source places Laurel Leaf Willow in Salix, but gives no species name, breeder, parentage, release date, fruit description, or direct hardiness zone. Its hardiness context comes from the catalog setting: hardy nursery stock promoted for the Northwest, including North Dakota and nearby northern prairie regions. [S1]
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This summary currently draws chiefly from PERENNIALS - The Northwest Nursery Co..
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“LAUREL LEAF WILLOW The Laurel Leaf Willow has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest.”
— PERENNIALS - The Northwest Nursery Co., p8
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| Document | Title/URL | Rights | Claims | Relationships | History Events | Pages | Snippets |
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| 103 | PERENNIALS - The Northwest Nursery Co. | unknown | 12 | 0 | 0 | p8 | When properly used, it is described as one of the nursery's most valuable trees.; One row is recommended on the outside of every grove.; Dense, low-growing, bushy formation makes it an ideal break to stop surface winds a |
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| 103 | p8 | description_snippet | When properly used, it is described as one of the nursery's most valuable trees. | LAUREL LEAF WILLOW The Laurel Leaf Willow has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest. | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p8 | recommendation_context | One row is recommended on the outside of every grove. | LAUREL LEAF WILLOW The Laurel Leaf Willow has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest. | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p8 | growth_habit | Dense, low-growing, bushy formation makes it an ideal break to stop surface winds and act as a snow fence in winter. | LAUREL LEAF WILLOW The Laurel Leaf Willow has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest. | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p8 | recommendation_context | Especially fine for hedges on the farm. | LAUREL LEAF WILLOW The Laurel Leaf Willow has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest. | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p8 | recommendation_context | Preferred by many city residents for hedges and cut back each season. | LAUREL LEAF WILLOW The Laurel Leaf Willow has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest. | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p8 | recommendation_context | Used extensively in parks where dark rich foliage effects are desired. | LAUREL LEAF WILLOW The Laurel Leaf Willow has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest. | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p8 | growth_habit | Annual trimming causes it to produce heavy, dense foliage. | LAUREL LEAF WILLOW The Laurel Leaf Willow has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest. | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p8 | growth_habit | Should be trimmed back every year to keep it at its best. | LAUREL LEAF WILLOW The Laurel Leaf Willow has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest. | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p8 | description_snippet | Described as the most beautiful and striking of the willows. | LAUREL LEAF WILLOW The Laurel Leaf Willow has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest. | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p8 | description_snippet | Leaves have a dark rich olive-green upper surface with silvery backs. | LAUREL LEAF WILLOW The Laurel Leaf Willow has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest. | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p8 | description_snippet | Young plants in nursery rows or hedgerows are described as especially beautiful and striking. | LAUREL LEAF WILLOW The Laurel Leaf Willow has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest. | page_block:0.90 |
| 103 | p8 | recommendation_context | Has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest. | LAUREL LEAF WILLOW The Laurel Leaf Willow has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest. | page_block:0.90 |
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| description_snippet | When properly used, it is described as one of the nursery's most valuable trees. | 0.95 |
| recommendation_context | One row is recommended on the outside of every grove. | 0.96 |
| growth_habit | Dense, low-growing, bushy formation makes it an ideal break to stop surface winds and act as a snow fence in winter. | 0.95 |
| recommendation_context | Especially fine for hedges on the farm. | 0.97 |
| recommendation_context | Preferred by many city residents for hedges and cut back each season. | 0.95 |
| recommendation_context | Used extensively in parks where dark rich foliage effects are desired. | 0.96 |
| growth_habit | Annual trimming causes it to produce heavy, dense foliage. | 0.97 |
| growth_habit | Should be trimmed back every year to keep it at its best. | 0.98 |
| description_snippet | Described as the most beautiful and striking of the willows. | 0.96 |
| description_snippet | Leaves have a dark rich olive-green upper surface with silvery backs. | 0.98 |
| description_snippet | Young plants in nursery rows or hedgerows are described as especially beautiful and striking. | 0.92 |
| recommendation_context | Has become a great favorite throughout the Northwest. | 0.98 |
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