- deciduous fast-growing small tree or tall shrub that can grow in wet places - green (female) or yellow (male) colored catkins in early spring come with the leaves - commonly grows with multiple stems from the base, especially at the higher elevations of its range - alternate lanceolate leaves are 2 to 5 inches long, smooth and shiny with a paler underside - seed coat is covered by soft cottony hairs; prolifically produced seeds disperse by wind and water in early summer, and are viable for about 8 weeks - this is a dioecious species, having separate male & female plants; the gender of this specimen is unknown - fall color is an insignificant yellow - Young branches are yellowish-green to orange- or red-brown; stems are brittle - good for sunny to part shade areas with consistently moist or wet soils; this species can grow in swamps, and even succeed in standing water (seasonal flooding), preferring edge habitats - highly desirable as a wildlife forage, though less desirable to cattle and horses - a great early food source for pollinators - larval host plant for the Mourning Cloak, Acadian Hairstreak, and Admiral butterflies - this species is native to North America - typically reaches 12 to 30 feet high by 10-25 feet wide - grows in zones 2-9
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp - ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
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Salix lucida - Swamp Shining Willow
- deciduous fast-growing small tree or tall shrub that can grow in wet places - green (female) or yellow (male) colored catkins in early spring come with the leaves - commonly grows with multiple stems from the base, especially at the higher elevations of its range - alternate lanceolate leaves are 2 to 5 inches long, smooth and shiny with a paler underside - seed coat is covered by soft cottony hairs; prolifically produced seeds disperse by wind and water in early summer, and are viable for about 8 weeks - this is a dioecious species, having separate male & female plants; the gender of this specimen is unknown - fall color is an insignificant yellow - Young branches are yellowish-green to orange- or red-brown; stems are brittle - good for sunny to part shade areas with consistently moist or wet soils; this species can grow in swamps, and even succeed in standing water (seasonal flooding), preferring edge habitats - highly desirable as a wildlife forage, though less desirable to cattle and horses - a great early food source for pollinators - larval host plant for the Mourning Cloak, Acadian Hairstreak, and Admiral butterflies - this species is native to North America - typically reaches 12 to 30 feet high by 10-25 feet wide - grows in zones 2-9
- ships bareroot, wrapped in a soil-less medium to keep the roots damp - ships in cool spring, fall, or winter seasons; not during summer
