Bebb willow (Salix bebbiana)


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Type

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Deciduous

Status

species native to Canada

Native

Edible fruit/nut tree?

NO

Names

Latin (scientific) name: Salix bebbiana

Common English name: Bebb willow

Other names: Diamond willow, beaked willow

French name: Saule de Bebb

Habitat

Exists on moist soils.

Other notes

Often the first species to appear after forest fires.

Willow (Salix spp) is a candidate for Nunavut’s arboreal emblem.

Hardiness zone(s)

0a, 0b, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b, 5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, 9a, 9b

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