Scouler's Willow
Salix scouleriana
An upland willow of western forests, more drought-tolerant than most, often colonizing after fire. Early catkins feed emerging bees and butterflies; foliage supports abundant caterpillars.
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Type
- shrub
- Lifespan
- perennial
- Height
- 6–30 ft
- Spacing
- 8–20 ft apart
- Light
- sun, part shade
- Soil moisture
- dry, moist
- Soil pH
- acidic, neutral
- Bloom
- March, 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
- Native states
- AK, AZ, CA, CO, ID, MT, NM, NV, OR, SD, UT, WA, WY