Shining Willow
Salix lucida
Named for its glossy, lustrous leaves, this wetland willow forms a handsome large shrub or small tree along streams and marsh edges in the North and East.
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 10–25 ft
- Spacing
- 8–18 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- moist, wet
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- April, May, June
- Bloom colors
- yellow, green
- Wildlife value
- pollinators, songbirds, larval host
- Caterpillar hosts
- ~455 butterfly & moth species
- Landscape uses
- specimen, hedge or screen, rain garden
- Native states
- AK, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, UT, VT, WA, WI, WY