Scouler's Willow
Salix scouleriana Barratt ex Hook. - Willow family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 50.0 feet
Planting Distance: 29 inches
Plant Type: Tree, Shrub
Root Depth: 12 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Rapid
Features
Flower Color: Yellow
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Early Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: No
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: Yes
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: Medium
Flood Tolerance: Medium
Fire Tolerance: High
Salt Tolerance: Low
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds; Wind
Larval Species depending on Scouler's Willow: Abagrotis trigona, Furcula scolopendrina, Homoglaea dives, Iridopsis emasculata, Lithophane georgii, Lophocampa maculata, Nycteola revayana, Oligocentria semirufescens, Orgyia antiqua, Orgyia pseudotsugata, Orthosia hibisci, Orthosia pacifica, Papilio rutulus, Peridroma saucia, Pheosia portlandia, Phyllodesma americana, Pseudorthodes irrorata, Schizura unicornis, Scoliopteryx libatrix, Synaxis jubararia, Xylena cineritia, Xylena nupera
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territorie, Saskatchewan, Yukon
- MEX: Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest
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.