#314 most planted
Salix caprea
Goat willow · also Pussy willow, Great sallow, French pussy willow
Deciduous
3,810
trees mapped
0.04%
of all named trees
11
cities
3.1 in
median trunk (8 cm, 2,538 measured)
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Salix caprea, also known as Goat Willow or Pussy Willow, is a deciduous tree native to Europe and Asia. It requires ample water and is known for its showy catkins that appear in late winter and spring.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 3,0210.27%—2.8 in
- 3520.12%29 yr9.8 in
- 2520.34%—9.8 in
- 980.02%35 yr18 in
- 630.03%—5.0 in
- 100.02%7.8 yr—
- 60.00%——
- 30.00%—12 in
- 20.00%—3.0 in
- 20.00%—2.8 in
- 10.00%—2.8 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 15–25 ft
- Canopy spread
- 12–15 ft
- Water needs
- High
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Blooms
- Feb, Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.1 in, mean 5.2 in, 90th percentile 9.8 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 Broadleaf & Mixed Forests
- Baltic mixed forests
- Central European mixed forests
- East European forest steppe
- European Atlantic mixed forests
- Western European broadleaf forests
Other Salix in the catalogue
34 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
