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Moutere willow

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Moutere willow

Moutere willow is a willow hybrid that has blue–green foliage. It is best suited to damp gullies, as it requires moisture year round. It is often grown where farmers want to stabilise hill slopes and gullies.

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Maggy Wassilieff, Trees in the rural landscape – Poplars and willows, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/en/photograph/19704/moutere-willow (accessed 4 June 2026).

Story by Maggy Wassilieff, published 1 March 2009.