Scientific name: Salix scouleriana

Common name:  Western pussy willow

Family name: Salicaceae

Useful cultivars and selections:

USDA hardiness zone: 4

Mature height and spread: 5-7m tall, 4-5m wide

Form: oval, upright

Water use: high

Soil requirements: bog

Leaf arrangement: simple. Alternate.

Fall colour: insignificant

Flower/cone/fruit description: Catkin. Brown capsules; insignificant.

Limitations: needs a bog. Messy looking.

Suitable uses: Grows quickly, attracts wildlife.

Quick ID: Dec. shrub. Simple. Alternate. Elliptic. Green on top, silver white on bottom. Small catkins (pussy willow-like). Many bids congested at tip. Fuzzy buds and stems (lightly).

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