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Dune willow

Salix hookeriana

Also called Bigleaf Willow, Hooker Willow, Hooker's Willow, Coastal Willow

Dune willow
Photo: Gordon Leppig & Andrea J. Pickart, Public domain

Dune willow (Salix hookeriana) is a native North American shrub or small tree that often forms bushy colonies along the Pacific coast. It grows best in sun and moist, well-drained conditions, and tolerates sandy, salty coastal soils.

Family
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Light
Full sun
Water
Keep soil consistently moist while establishing, then water regularly in dry periods.
Soil
Sandy or loamy, well-drained soil; tolerates moist sites and sand.
Temperature
Hardy in cool temperate climates; tolerates cold winters, protect young plants from severe frost.
How easy
Easy
Native range
Alaska to N. California
Climate
temperate

About

Salix hookeriana is a species of willow known by the common names dune willow, coastal willow, and Hooker's willow.

Where it grows

The plant is native to the west coast of North America from Alaska to northern California, where it grows in coastal habitat such as beaches, marshes, floodplains, and canyons.

Other Salix plants

Salix abscondita · Common Middle East Willow · Siberian Violet Willow · Salix aegyptiaca · Salix aeruginosa · Salix alatavica · Feltleaf willow · White willow · Salix alexii-skvortzovii · Salix alpina · Peachleaf willow · Salix annulifera

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salix hookeriana 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.

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