Sitka Willow, Salix sitchensis

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Sitka Willow (Salix sitchensis) is a native tree or shrub that grows in northern, southern and central California. It is fast growing and moderately long-lived. It grows in an upright form to a height of 23 feet, with active growth during the spring and summer. Flowers are white and bloom in the . Leaves are light-green and deciduous. It tends to grow in edges of lakes and streams and wet meadows, at elevations from 3300-11200 feet.

Plant Description

Plant Type

Tree, Shrub

Size

10 - 23 ft tall

Form

Upright

Growth Rate

Fast

Dormancy

Winter Deciduous

Flower Color

White, Cream, Yellow, Green

Flowering Season

Spring

Wildlife Supported

Butterflies & moths hosted ( 204 likely * ) SHOW ALL

Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulusPapilio rutulus

Mourning Cloak Nymphalis antiopaNymphalis antiopa

Lorquin's Admiral Limenitis lorquiniLimenitis lorquini

Milbert's Tortoiseshell Aglais milbertiAglais milberti

Satyr Comma Polygonia satyrusPolygonia satyrus

Two-Tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudataPapilio multicaudata

Green Comma Polygonia faunusPolygonia faunus

Landscaping Information

Sun

part Shade

Moisture

Moderate - High

Nurseries

Carried by 3

Ease of Care

Moderately Easy

Soil Description

Adaptable, tolerant of sand, loam and clay

Common uses

Hedges, Bird Gardens, Butterfly Gardens, Bee Gardens

Propagation?

For propagating by seed: No treatment. Use fresh seeds (usually only viable a few days). Seeds should not be covered or pressed into a medium. Seedbed should be kept saturated for the first month. Easily propogated from cuttings.

Sunset Zones?

1, 2, 4*, 5*, 6*, 7*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17*, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Natural Setting

Site Type

Edges of lakes and streams, wet meadows

Climate

Annual Precipitation: 4.9" - 131.3", Summer Precipitation: 0.18" - 4.41", Coldest Month: 25.7" - 58.8", Hottest Month: 50.2" - 87.5", Humidity: 0.01" - 38.31", Elevation: 3" - 9482"

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Sources include: Wikipedia. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the California Consortia of Herbaria, Sunset information provided by Jepson Flora Project. Propogation from seed information provided by the Santa Barbara Botanical Garden from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include CalPhotos, Wikimedia Commons, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include Calflora, CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online, Jepson Flora Project, Las Pilitas, Theodore Payne, Tree of Life, The Xerces Society, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.

Links: Jepson eFlora Taxon Page CalPhotos Wikipedia Calflora

Sitka Willow

Salix sitchensis

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Sitka Willow

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