Description
Bundle of 10 livestakes
At a Glance: Pacific Willow is one of our largest native willows growing up to 40’ high as a tall slender shrub or tree. It frequents river banks, floodplains, lakeshores and wet meadows. Its branches are brown and smooth, and twigs are glossy with yellow, duckbill-shaped buds, usually hairless. The bark is fissured and yellow-brown on older trees.
Leaves: Leaves are alternate, deciduous, lance-shaped tapering to a long tip, margins are finely toothed.
Flowers: Bracts are pale yellow, hairy, and deciduous after flowering. Catkins appear with the leaves on long leafy shoots.
Growing Conditions:
| Sun/Shade Tolerance | Hydrology | Elevation Range |
| Full sun 80%-100%
Most sun 60%-80%
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Moist
Wet
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Low elevations
Mid elevations
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References:
MacKinnon, A., Pojar, J., & Alaback, P. B. (1994). Plants of the Pacific Northwest coast: Washington, Oregon, British Columbia & Alaska. Richmond, Wash: Lone Pine Publishing.
