Salix nigra
black willow
Notes:
Can be kept to shrub sizes by cutting to ground every few years, despite compartmentalizing trunk decay poorly.
Likes deep soil.
NCSU's and Missouri BG's writeups for this plant sounded suspiciously similar; I would not be surprised if one had copied off of the other.
Sources: UFL, NCSU, JerseyYards.org, Missouri BG, Odenwald/Turner, USDA.
Tags:
attracts:bees
attracts:birds (ex-humming)
attracts:butterflies
attracts:larval host
clay tolerant
compacted soil tolerant
dioecious
drought intolerant
exposure:full sun
exposure:part shade
fast-growing
fine texture
fire risk low
form:multi-trunked
form:shrub
form:trainable to single trunk
form:tree
full sun preferred
habit:conical/pyramidal
habit:irregular
habit:oval
habit:rounded
litter:leaves
litter:twigs/branches
native:eastern North America
open canopy
persistence:deciduous
pest/disease sensitive
pruning not required
resprouts notably
roots:high damage potential
roots:shallow
sandy soil tolerant
short-lived
type:broadleaf
use:shade tree
use:specimen
water:ample
wet soil tolerant
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