Species: Salix candida

Ornamental Characteristics

Size: Shrub < 4 feet

Height: 3-4'

Leaves: Deciduous

Shape: caning, upright shrub to small tree

Ornamental Other: Foliage can be leathery and glossy green on top and felted silver-grey beneath or silvery-grey and pubescent on top and bottom. It bears yellow catkins in the spring.

Environmental Characteristics

Light: Full sun

Hardy To Zone: 3a

Soil Ph: Can tolerate acid to alkaline soil (pH 5.0 to 8.0)

Environmental Other: Native across almost all of northern North America. One of the most extremely cold hardy plants, hardy to USDA Zone 1. Very tolerant of saturated soils and high pH. It's drought tolerance is untested but is likely good.

Moisture Tolerance: Occasionally saturated or very wet soil; Consistently moist, well-drained soil; Occasional periods of dry soil
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Insect Disease

Bare Root Transplanting