Black Willow
Salix nigra Marshall - Willow family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 100.0 feet
Planting Distance: 6.0 feet
Plant Type: Tree
Root Depth: 32 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: No
Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring, Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: No
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intolerant
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Low
Flood Tolerance: High
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Wind
Larval Species depending on Black Willow: Automeris io io, Catocala cara, Catocala piatrix, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyalophora columbia columbia, Limenitis archippus, Notodonta scitipennis, Nymphalis antiopa, Satyrium acadica, Satyrium acadicum
Native Range
- USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin
- MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest
- CAN: New Brunswick, Ontario, Québec
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.