Salix nigra, Black Willow 2-3ft
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Description
An order minimum of 50 of this size/species is required. We regret that quantities less than 50 will not be honored, accepted or processed.
Botanic Name(s): Salix nigra
Common Name(s): Black Willow, swamp willow
Mature height: 35 – 50′
Mature spread: 20 – 35′
Flower Color / Bloom Time: Yellow / March – April
Fruit: Cone / April – May
Fall Color: Yellow
Sun Exposure: Full Sun Part Sun
Soil moisture: Moist Wet
Soil Ph: 6 – 8
Soil Type:
- Clay Soil – High clay content, fine texture
- Loamy Soil – Mostly silt, sand, some clay
- Organic soil – High level of decayed leaves, bark
- Sandy soil – Coarse texture
Native Habitat: Fresh tidal marshes and swamps, forested wetlands, floodplains, wet meadows, seasonally to regularly satrated or flooded
Notes: Streambank stabilizer, spreads by suckers, preferred food of ruffed grouse and pine grosbeak, tolerates flooding, tolerates salinity Erosion Control Flood Tolerant
High Wildlife Value: SongbirdsGame Birds Small Mammals Waterfowl
OBL – Almost always occur in wetlands
Native to Coastal Regions
Native To Mountain Regions
Native to Piedmont Regions
Native Tree
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