Salix exigua

Salix exigua: Narrow Silvery Leaves for Streamside Planting

Sandbar willow carries fine silver-grey leaves and yellow-green spring catkins. Its spreading stems can help bind bank soils, giving the shrub a practical role alongside its light foliage texture.

Plant Characteristics:

• Height: 3-4 m
• Spread: 5-6 m
• Flower Colour: Yellow
• Flowering Period: Mid to late spring
• Foliage: Green
• Sunlight Requirements: Full Sun
• Soil Requirements: Wetland; Moist to Wet Soil

Uses and Benefits: Use it along banks or within a naturalized moist planting.

Care Instructions: Allow space for colony growth and remove unwanted shoots where a fixed edge is needed.