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Jepson's willow

Salix jepsonii

Jepson's willow
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0

Jepson's willow is a native California shrub of riverbanks and streamsides in mountains, often forming colonial thickets. It is grown mainly for habitat and restoration, and it needs moist soil and full sun.

Family
Salicaceae (Willow family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Keep the soil consistently moist, especially during establishment, as it grows naturally beside streams.
Soil
Moist, well-drained loam or gravelly soil with good organic content.
Temperature
Cold-hardy in temperate climates; tolerates winter frost well, and protect young plants from prolonged heat above 35 °C.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
W. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Salix jepsonii is a species of willow known by the common name Jepson's willow. it is named for renowned California botanist Willis Linn Jepson.

It is endemic to California, found in the Klamath Mountains and throughout the Sierra Nevada. It grows along rivers and streams in high mountain habitat, between 1,000–3,400 metres (3,300–11,200 ft) in elevation.

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 jepsonii 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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