Coastal Plain Willow
Salix caroliniana
Coastal plain willow is the common streambank and marsh willow of the Southeast, fast-growing and quick to stabilize wet, disturbed ground. Early bloom fuels native bees along Southern waterways.
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Type
- tree
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 20–30 ft
- Spacing
- 15–25 ft apart
- Light
- sun
- Soil moisture
- wet, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, April
- 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, erosion control
- Native states
- AL, AR, CA, DC, FL, GA, KS, MD, MO, NC, OH, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV