Pacific willow (Salix lucida ssp. Lasiandra)
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Type
Deciduous
Status
Native
Edible fruit/nut tree?
NO
Names
Latin (scientific) name: Salix lucida ssp. Lasiandra
Common English name: Pacific willow
Other names: Yellow willow, western black willow
French name: Saule du Pacifique
Habitat
Found on lakeshores and stream banks.
Other notes
The Pacific willow is the largest willow in British Columbia.
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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