Willow, Yellow - S. lutea

Shrub-type; Rounded shrub 3 to 6 meters (1 to 3 feet), sometimes to 8 meters (3 feet) tall. It will occasionally become a multistemed tree with stems up to 20 cm (8 inches) thick. Twigs are glabrous and generally yellowish-white to gray to robin-egg blue. Leaf is green above and pale, glaucous below. Leaf margins are fine toothed to inconspicuously toothed to entire. Stipules are small and inconspicuous or larger on vigorous shoots that are eventually deciduous. Yellow willow is commonly found at elevations between 610 to 1372 meters (2000 to 4500 feet). It is rarely found as a single species. Often found with coyote willow or pacific willow. It grows on a wide variety of soils from coarse cobble along streams to moist terraces with deep, fine textured soils.

Field propagation by dormant unrooted hardwood cuttings is very successful.

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Last Modified: 07/05/2007