Sandbar Willow (Salix interior)

Description

Type: Deciduous Shrub 

Family: Salicaceae

Height: 10-20 feet

Spread: 10-20 feet

Native Range: North America

Ideal Site Requirements: Easily grown in moist soils

Soil: Moist to wet

Water: Medium to wet

Sunlight needs:  full sun

Tolerates: water, stream banks 

Landscape use: can colonize

Brief Description: Large, fast growing shrub that can spread by roots to form colonies 

Wildlife Benefits: Flowers provide pollen, many larva use its leaves 

Possible Problems:  No serious issues.

Stand out Features: almost bamboo like look, very fast growing and easy to reproduce. Good for stream bank stabilization