#1110 most planted
Salix cinerea
Common sallow · also Grey sallow, Grey willow, Grey-leaved sallow
Deciduous
125
trees mapped
0.00%
of all named trees
6
cities
3.8 in
median trunk (10 cm, 80 measured)
37 yr
median age (34% have a planting date)
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Salix cinerea is a deciduous tree native to Europe and western Asia. It is known for providing a great deal of nectar for pollinators, ranking highly in nectar production in UK plant surveys.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 680.01%—3.3 in
- 440.01%37 yr5.9 in
- 100.00%—1.3 in
- 10.00%—22 in
- 10.00%——
- 10.00%—24 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 50–80 ft
- Canopy spread
- 40–70 ft
- Water needs
- High
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May
Trunk diameters across every city: median 3.8 in, mean 5.3 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.
