Salix laevigata
Red willow · also Smooth willow, Polished willow
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Salix laevigata, or Red Willow, features dark, grayish-brown bark on slender, twisted trunks with an irregular crown. Its flexible, reddish-maroon twigs bear shiny dark green leaves. This species thrives in gravelly and sandy streambanks of the western US, requires high water, and attracts bees, birds, and butterflies.
Where it grows
Trees in each city's inventory, with the share of that city's named trees this species accounts for.
- 230.09%—10 in
- 100.00%36 yr1.5 in
Traits
- Foliage
- Deciduous
- Mature height
- 25–50 ft
- Canopy spread
- 15–35 ft
- Soil
- Sandy, Well-drained
- Water needs
- High
- Drought tolerance
- Low
- Wildlife value
- High
- Blooms
- Mar, Apr, May, Jun, Jul, Aug, Sep, Oct, Nov
Trunk diameters across every city: median 10 in, mean 12 in, 90th percentile 22 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
- Arizona Mountains forests
- Sierra Nevada forests
Temperate Grasslands, Savannas & Shrublands
- California Central Valley grasslands
Deserts & Xeric Shrublands
- Baja California desert
Other Salix in the catalogue
34 of the top 2,000 species are in this genus.
