Height: 30-60' high and wide
Light: Full sun to part shade
Soil: Moist to wet
Bloom: Yellowish-green catkins March-April
Foliage: Narrow, medium to dark green, deciduous
Landscape: Rain garden, moist areas, near ponds and streams; good for soil stabilization.
Resistance: Deer, wet
More information and native range here
Willow, Black
Pollinator value: Very High
Larval host: Mourning Cloak, Viceroy, Red-spotted Purple and Tiger Swallowtail butterflies; special value to native bees; food and shelter for songbirds.
Lovely drooping branches; a large tree that can get up to 70 feet tall and a pollinator powerhouse. Willows are among Keystone Plants, those that feed the largest numbers of pollinators. Beautiful in a wet area of the yards and as part of a native or pollinator garden.
Willows should be planted away from sewer lines and in areas where the soil is not likely to dry out.