Salix bebbiana
Beak willow · also Beaked willow, Long-beaked willow, Gray willow
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Salix bebbiana is a fast-growing, multi-stemmed shrub or small tree, 5 to 20 feet tall, characterized by a broadly rounded crown and dull blue-green, ovate leaves. It thrives in saturated soils of wetlands, tolerating heavy clay and rocky conditions, and serves as an important host plant for numerous butterfly and moth species. Its colonial growth habit and ability to spread vegetatively should be considered for urban planting.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 180.04%—0.4 in
- 40.00%—5.1 in
- 30.00%——
- 20.00%—6.3 in
No city in this list records planting dates for this species, so age is blank throughout.
Traits
- Form
- Broadleaf
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 5–20 ft
- Growth rate
- Fast
- Soil
- Loose, Saturated, Heavy clay, Rocky
- Water needs
- High
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Roots
- Invasive
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 0.4 in, mean 2.1 in, 90th percentile 7.7 in. Measured at breast height, as published by each inventory.
Native range
Terrestrial ecoregions where this species is native. Trees in the dataset mostly stand well outside it.
Temperate Conifer Forests
- Alberta-British Columbia foothills forests
- Arizona Mountains forests
- British Columbia coastal conifer forests
- Central British Columbia Mountain forests
- Colorado Rockies forests
- Northern California coastal forests
- Northern Pacific Alaskan coastal forests
- South Central Rockies forests
Temperate Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Central Korean deciduous forests
- Southern Korea evergreen forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- California Central Valley grasslands
Other Salix in the catalogue
34 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
