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Expected Height at Pickup: 2-3', 3 gal.

A small statured willow with soft, fuzzy leaves! The hairs on the leaves frequently give them a “blue/gray” color, excellent for adding variety to wet plantings! Like oaks (genus Quercus) and wild cherries (genus Prunus), willows are a keystone species that provide habitat and host a wide variety of insects. Willows host many dozens of species of moth, and the viceroy butterfly!

Pollination: Male and female needed.

Light: Full Sun, Part Sun/Shade, Shade

Soil Moisture: Wet, Wet Mesic

Soil Type: Adaptable

Height: 6’-12’

Width: 4’-10’

Bloom Color: -

Bloom Time: Apr-May

Fruit: Small capsules split to release small seeds in fall.

Fall Color: Yellow

Root Type: Branching

Notable Wildlife Interactions: Hosts many insects including the viceroy butterfly, as well as leafhoppers, beetles, many dozens of species of moth, and smaller insects. Seeds and capsules are occasionally eaten by white-crowned sparrows and squirrels. Commonly browsed by mammals.

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