Shining Willow

Salix lucida Muhl. - Willow family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 13.0 feet

Planting Distance: 5.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Root Depth: 10 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Rapid

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: No

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes

Sandy Soil Tolerance: No

Drought Tolerance: Low

Flood Tolerance: Medium

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds; Wind

Larval Species depending on Shining Willow: Automeris io io, Furcula occidentalis, Furcula scolopendrina, Gelechia caudatae, Hemileuca nevadensis, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Leucoma salicis, Limenitis lorquini, Nymphalis antiopa, Papilio rutulus, Pheosia portlandia, Schizura concinna, Scoliopteryx libatrix

Native Range

USA: Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
CAN: Newfoundland, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), AK (N), CAN (N), SPM (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.