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Salix bebbiana
Also called Bebb's Willow, Gray Willow, Beak Willow, Long Beak Willow, Beaked Willow, Diamond Willow, Grey Willow
Bebb willow (Salix bebbiana) is a fast-growing, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree native to much of Canada and the northern United States. It thrives in moist, open ground and forms dense thickets, so give it room and consistent moisture.
Salix bebbiana is a species of willow indigenous to Canada and the northern United States, from Alaska and Yukon south to California and Arizona and northeast to Newfoundland and New England. Common names include beak willow, beaked willow, long-beaked willow, gray willow, and Bebb's willow.
It was originally dubbed "Salix rostrata", being firstly described by Sir John Richardson in the early 19th century. Many years later, the official taxonomy was changed, because Jean-Louis Thuillier had already employed "rostrata" for another Eurasian willow variety. As a tribute to the American botanist Michael Schuck Bebb, C.S. Sargent named it Salix bebbiana in his honor.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salix bebbiana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
