Gray Willow

Salix bebbiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Louis-M. Landry

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 12 - 26 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Booth's Willow

Salix boothii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2008 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 12 - 24 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green, Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Shortfruit Willow

Salix brachycarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1993 Dan Post

Plant type: Tree
Size: 2 - 5 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Short-fruited Willow

Salix brachycarpa var. brachycarpa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1993 Dan Post

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 2 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Water

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Brewer's Willow

Salix breweri

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Aaron Arthur

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Del Norte Willow

Salix delnortensis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2004 Norman Jensen

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 7 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Drummond's Willow

Salix drummondiana

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 12 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Mountain Willow

Salix eastwoodiae

Calscape.org

Copyright © University of California Museum of Paleontology

Plant type: Tree
Size: 7 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Sun

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Sandbar Willow

Salix exigua

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 10 - 23 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Sun

Full Sun
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Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Narrow-leaved Willow

Salix exigua var. exigua

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Sandbar Willow

Salix exigua var. hindsiana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Keir Morse

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 16 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Sun

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Water

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Geyer's Willow

Salix geyeriana

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2010 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 8 - 16 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Goodding's Black Willow

Salix gooddingii

Calscape.org

Plant type: Tree
Size: 15 - 40 ft tall , 25 ft wide
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate, Fast
Flower Color: Green
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Sun

Full Sun
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Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Coastal Willow

Salix hookeriana

Calscape.org

© 2005 Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Plants of Humboldt Bay Dunes and Wetlands

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 26 - 33 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Jepson's Willow

Salix jepsonii

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 10 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Red Willow

Salix laevigata

Calscape.org

Red Willows growing near the creek

Plant type: Tree
Size: 30 - 50 ft tall , 30 - 50 ft wide
Form: Rounded, Spreading
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Red, Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous, Winter Semi-deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Water

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Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Max 1x / week once established
Watering
Soil drainage

Fast, Medium, Slow, Standing

Shining Willow

Salix lasiandra

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2014 Jean Pawek

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 30 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Sun

Partial Shade
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Tail-leaf Willow

Salix lasiandra var. caudata

Calscape.org

Copyright © 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 36 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Yellow Willow

Salix lasiandra var. lasiandra

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 33 - 53 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Water

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Arroyo Willow

Salix lasiolepis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2011 Michael O'Brien

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 7 - 35 ft tall , 15 ft wide
Form: Upright, Rounded, Upright Columnar
Growth rate: Fast, Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Winter, Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
Sun
Sun

Full Sun
Water
Water

High
Irrigation
Summer irrigation

Keep moist
Watering
Soil drainage

Slow, Standing

Lemmon's Willow

Salix lemmonii

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Tree
Size: 7 - 14 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Tongueleaf Willow

Salix ligulifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2016 Chris Wagner

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 18 - 26 ft tall
Form: Rounded
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Sun

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Water

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Yellow Willow

Salix lutea

Calscape.org

© 1995 Saint Mary's College of California

Plant type: Tree
Size: 16 - 23 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Dusky Willow

Salix melanopsis

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2007 Keir Morse (www.keiriosity.com)

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 7 - 13 ft tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring, Summer
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Sun

Partial Shade
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Water

High

Snow Willow

Salix nivalis

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2009 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 8 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Water

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Sierra Willow

Salix orestera

Calscape.org

© Copyright 2006 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 7 - 10 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Water

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Alpine Willow

Salix petrophila

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2003 Steve Matson

Plant type: Tree
Size: 0.4 - 22 in tall
Flower Color: Cream, Yellow
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Tea Leaved Willow

Salix planifolia

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2015 Barry Breckling

Plant type: Tree
Size: 8 - 30 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Green, Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Mackenzie's Willow

Salix prolixa

Calscape.org

Copyright © 2012 Zoya Akulova

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 16 - 68 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Moderate
Flower Color: White, Cream, Yellow
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Scouler's Willow

Salix scouleriana

Calscape.org

Copyright © University of California Museum of Paleontology

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 7 - 50 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: Yellow, Cream, White
Flowering season: Spring, Winter
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
Birds
bumblebee
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Water

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Sitka Willow

Salix sitchensis

Calscape.org

© 2008 Walter Siegmund

Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 10 - 23 ft tall
Form: Upright
Growth rate: Fast
Flower Color: White, Cream, Yellow, Green
Flowering season: Spring
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
Bats
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Sun

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Water

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Tracy's Willow

Salix tracyi

Calscape.org

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Plant type: Tree,Shrub
Size: 3 - 20 ft tall
Dormancy: Winter Deciduous
Wildlife supported:
caterpillar
butterfly
Landscape information:
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Sun

Partial Shade
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Water

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