Beaked Willow

Salix bebbiana

Also called Bebb's Willow

  • Yellow-green cone-like fruit is attractive to birds
  • Dull green, slightly saw-toothed or wavy, and gray or whitish underneath
  • Fast-growing and capable of forming dense colonies
  • Flowers are yellow catkins
  • Bears light brown capsules
  • Bloom Time: May to early June

ZONE:
2

COLOUR:
Yellow

HEIGHT:
4-5 m

SPREAD:
9-10 m

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Growing and Maintenance Tips:


Beaked willow grows best in a moist soil. Typically a large multi-stemmed shrub or small shrubby tree that will form dense colonial thickets. Tolerant of heavy clay or rocky soils. 

Additional Notes about Beaked Willow:


Native to Ontario and most of North America. The twigs and branches were used by Native Americans for basket weaving and arrow making.

Characteristics & Attributes


SOIL MOISTURE:
Moist to Wet Soils
ATTRIBUTES:
Catkins
Deciduous
FLOWERING TIME:
Spring
HABIT:
Upright
Clumping
FOLIAGE COLOR:
Green
LANDSCAPE USES:
Naturalizing