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Sitka Willow (Salix sitchensis) is a native tree or shrub that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is fast growing and moderately long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 23 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are white and bloom in the . Leaves are light-green and deciduous. It tends to grow in edges of lakes and streams and wet meadows, at elevations from 3300-11200 feet.

Plant type

Tree, Shrub

Size

10 - 23 ft Tall

Form

Upright

Growth rate

Fast

Dormancy

Winter Deciduous

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Color

White, Cream, Yellow, Green

Flowering season

Spring

Special uses

Hedge

Sun

Partial Shade

Water

High

Ease of care

Moderate

Soil description

Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay.

Propagation

For propagating by seed: No treatment. Use fresh seeds (usually only viable a few days). Seeds should not be covered or pressed into a medium. Seedbed should be kept saturated for the first month. Easily propogated from cuttings.

Sunset Zones

1, 2, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Site type

Edges of lakes and streams, wet meadows

Plant communities

Mixed Evergreen Forest, Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Bats
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 204 likely

Confirmed Likely

Luteus Dart Moth

Abagrotis trigona

Acerra normalis

Sallow Button

Acleris hastiana

Acleris senescens