General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Tree
Sun Requirements: Full Sun to Partial Shade
Water Preferences: Wet
Wet Mesic
Mesic
Minimum cold hardiness: Zone 2 -45.6 °C (-50 °F) to -42.8 °C (-45°F)
Maximum recommended zone: Zone 8b
Plant Height: 50 to 80 feet (15-24m)
Plant Spread: 40 to 70 feet (12-21m)
Leaves: Good fall color
Unusual foliage color
Deciduous
Flowers: Showy
Flower Time: Spring
Uses: Erosion control
Will Naturalize
Dynamic Accumulator: Mg (Magnesium)
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Bees
Miscellaneous: Dioecious

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Common names
  • White Willow
Botanical names
  • Accepted: Salix alba
  • Synonym: Salix alba var. calva
  • Synonym: Salix alba var. alba
  • Synonym: Salix alba subsp. caerulea
  • Synonym: Salix alba var. caerulea

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Location: Nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2008-09-06
Location: Nature reserve, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2015-12-28
Location: Nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-12-21
Location: RHS Harlow Carr alpine house, Yorkshire, UK
Date: 2016-03-22
Pollarded willows in the winter garden.
Location: Nature reserve, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2015-12-28
Location: Nature reserve, Ghent, Belgium
Date: 2015-12-28

Photo by Leo Michels
Location: Nature reserve, Gent, Belgium
Date: 2007-01-19
Location: Home
Date: 2016-08-07
Location: Home
Date: 2016-08-07
Front of leaves are deep green and the back of the leaf is silver
Location: Nature parc, Merelbeke, Belgium
Date: 2008-09-28

Photo by Leo Michels

Photo by Leo Michels, underside of leaves.
Location: RHS Harlow Carr winter walk
Date: 2017-03-09
Pollarding produces stunning winter colour
Location: East Sussex, UK.
Date: 2013-08-11
This is Bat willow used for cricket bats and is Salix alba var. c
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Discussion Threads about this plant
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I don't see Salix Alba in the photo by SpringGreenThumb Aug 7, 2016 12:13 PM 2
Not Salix Alba by SpringGreenThumb Aug 7, 2016 2:52 PM 8
Not Salix Alba by SpringGreenThumb Aug 7, 2016 2:16 PM 4

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