Finding great specimen trees for smaller gardens or limited spaces, such as patios, can be a challenge. The 'Flamingo Willow', also known as Salix integra 'Hakuro-nishiki', produces a stunning spring and summer ritual, bursting forth from bare branches, often with catkins on, into a mass of amazing creamy pink variegated and tipped new shoots, set against white mottled and marbled leaves, to keep that lovely contrast all summer. Very hardy and easy to grow, simply hack it back to shape in late autumn, it is great in large pots as a feature plant, but needs to be grown where you can see it's delicate colours. It's not fussy at all for soil conditions, but do not let it dry out. Supplied as an established grafted plant in a 3L pot, approx. 80-90cm tall, shaped standard head.