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Salix barclayi Andersson

vernacular Barclay's willow


USDA
SABA3
GBIF
5372597
Rank
species
Barclay's willow (Salix barclayi)
Platephotograph · jamie_fennemanCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Salicaceae Mirb.
Genus
Salix
§2a

Native status, by region

  • AK Alaska Native
  • CAN Canada Native
  • L48 Lower 48 States Native

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought
Low
Shade
High
Moisture use
High
Fire
High
Salinity
None
Anaerobic
High
CaCO₃
Low
Hedging
Medium
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-43 °F minimum
Frost-free days
100 min.
Precipitation
20–60 in/yr
pH range
5.5–7.5
Root depth
16 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
Soil texture
coarse, medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Multiple Stem
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Moderate
Mature height
15 ft
Height @ 20 y
15 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Green
Porosity (summer)
Dense
Porosity (winter)
Moderate
Flower colour
White
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Spread rate
Moderate
Stratify
Yes
Propagation
cuttings, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
No Known Source
Nursery stock
Yes
Browse palatability
Low
Graze palatability
Low
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Low
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Montana distribution

Recorded in 4 of 56 Montana counties.


§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/SABA3 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5372597 ↗

Record version

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