Salix scouleriana

Scientific name: Salix scouleriana

Common name: Scouler’s willow

Family name: Salicaceae

USDA Hardiness Zone:  5-9

Mature height and spread:

Form: Deciduous shrub or small tree

Water use: medium

Soil requirements: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils

Leaf arrangement:  Leaves with smooth margins that are usually widest above the middle, alternate, stalked; The lower leaf surface texture varies from sparse- to densely-covered in short, stiff, rust-colored or white hairs to smooth, pale and waxy.

Flower/cone/fruit description(s): Silky, female catkins with dark brown bracts

Suitable uses:  The stems are very flexible and are used in basket making

Quick ID description:  alternate, stalked leaves

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Source: https://www.mpgnorth.com/field-guide/salicaceae/scouler-willow