''Salix pierotii'', the Korean willow, is a species of

willow Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist so ...

native to northeast China, far eastern Russia, the Korean peninsula and Japan. They are shrubs or trees reaching 8m. Because their twisted wood is not good for timber or making tools, in Japan ''Salix pierotii'' trees are used to demarcate property lines between farms.

Forms

One form is currently accepted: *''Salix pierotii'' f. ''auricomans'' Kimura

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q15230921 pierotii Plants described in 1867 Trees of Korea