Salix arbusculoides Andersson

vernacular littletree willow — species · Salicaceae

USDA: SAAR3
GBIF: 8081789
Rank: species

littletree willow (Salix arbusculoides) — Platephotograph · npkaren source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & 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

§2b

County-level range

· 16 counties across 1 state

Legend Native · 16 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: None
Shade: High
Fire: Medium
Salinity: None
Anaerobic: Medium

§3b

Climate & soil

Frost-free days: 120 min.
pH range: 5.5–7.5
Root depth: 12 in min.

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Thicket Forming
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 10 ft
Height @ 20 y: 30 ft
Foliage texture: Coarse
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Porous
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Yellow
Fruit colour: Black
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: Slight

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Late Spring
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Fall
Spread rate: Rapid
Stratify: No
Propagation: cuttings

§3e

Use & availability

Nursery stock: No
Browse palatability: High
Graze palatability: Medium
Palatable, human: No
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 16 counties across 1 state.

Alaska view state ↗ 16 N ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

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

plants.usda.gov/SAAR3 ↗

GBIF Backbone

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

gbif.org/species/8081789 ↗

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