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Salix bebbiana

Beaked Willow (Bebb's Willow)

A fast-growing shrub, displaying single to multiple trunks and young, coarsely toothed, silvery-gray to medium green leaves. Birds are attracted to the cone-like yellow-green fruit.

  • »  Yellow-green cone-like fruit is attractive to birds
  • »  Dull green, slightly saw-toothed or wavy, 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

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  • Category:Shrubs
  • Hardiness Zone:2
  • Height:4-5 m
  • Spread:9-10 m
  • Bloom Color: Yellow
Exposure
• Full Sun
Soil Moisture
• Moist to Wet Soils
Attracts Wildlife
• Attracts Birds
Growth Rate
• Fast
Attributes
• Native to Ontario
• Catkins
• Deciduous
Flowering Time
• Spring
Habit
• Clumping
• Tree form
• Upright
Foliage Color
• Green
Landscape uses
• Naturalizing
Planting instructions
• Container Plants
Additional Information about Salix bebbiana

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

Growing & Maintenance Tips for Salix bebbiana

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.