Salix purpurea
2-5 gallon pots ranging in price from $34.99 to $54.99 Multi stemmed, low growing, shrub comprised of many tough, thin stems that are maroon turning gray to olive gray. The leaves are bluish green. The spring flowers are catkins (slim, cylindrical flower cluster with no noticeable leaves, that grow in a group and usually hang down off the stem) that form before the leaves emerge.
Salix purpurea
Set top of root ball two inches above the ground level. Mix half garden soil and half planting mix. Mound soil to form water basin.