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§1 Plant — species · Salicaceae

Salix pentandra L.

vernacular laurel willow

USDA
SAPE4
GBIF
5372647
Rank
species
laurel willow (Salix pentandra)
Platephotograph · Alexey P. SereginCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

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

Native status, by region

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

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

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

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
-38 °F minimum
Frost-free days
120 min.
Precipitation
15–60 in/yr
pH range
6.5–7.5
Root depth
12 in min.
Fertility need
Low
Soil texture
medium, fine
§3c

Form & growth

Growth form
Single Stem
Growth rate
Rapid
Lifespan
Long
Mature height
60 ft
Height @ 20 y
30 ft
Foliage texture
Medium
Foliage colour
Dark Green
Porosity (summer)
Moderate
Porosity (winter)
Porous
Flower colour
Yellow
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
Yes
N fixation
None
Toxicity
None
§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period
Summer
Seed abundance
High
Seed begins
Spring
Seed ends
Fall
Spread rate
Rapid
Stratify
No
Seeds / lb
9,000,000
Propagation
seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability
Contracting Only
Nursery stock
Yes
Browse palatability
High
Graze palatability
High
Palatable, human
No
Protein potential
Medium
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Montana distribution

Recorded in 3 of 56 Montana counties.

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

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

plants.usda.gov/SAPE4 ↗

GBIF Backbone

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

gbif.org/species/5372647 ↗

Record version

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usda-plants-mt-2026-05-25

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