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Salix sessilifolia
Also called Northwest Willow, Longleaf Willow, River Willow, Sandbar Willow, Sessile Leaved Sandbar Willow, Sessile Leaved Willow, Soft Leaved Willow
Northwest sandbar willow is a native shrub of western North America that grows along sandy and gravelly riverbanks and sandbars. It is fast growing and spreads by root suckers, so it suits wet, open ground more than small garden beds.
Salix sessilifolia is a species of willow known by the common name northwest sandbar willow. It is native to the west coast of North America from British Columbia and the US states of Washington and Oregon. It grows on sandy and gravelly riverbanks, floodplains, and sandbars.
Salix sessilifolia Nutt. is a shrub growing 3 to 5 metres (10 to 16+1⁄2 ft), exceptionally 7.5 m (24+1⁄2 ft) in height, sometimes forming colonial thickets of clones by sprouting repeatedly from its root system. The leaves are up to 12 centimetres (4+1⁄2 in) long, oval with pointed tips, edged with spiny teeth, and generally coated thinly in silky hairs. The inflorescence is a catkin of flowers, male catkins up to 4.5 cm (2 in) long and female catkins longer and more slender.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Salix sessilifolia 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.
