Bebb Willow
Salix bebbiana
Bebb willow is an adaptable upland-to-wetland willow, the source of 'diamond willow' wood, important browse and an early pollen source. A pioneering shrub of clearings, fens, and forest edges.
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–20 ft
- Spacing
- 8–15 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, butterflies, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~455 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, rain garden
- Native states
- AK, AZ, CO, CT, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SD, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY