Hooker's willow - Salix hookeriana
Plant type: tree-like, deciduous shrub
Height: 15’
Growth rate: fast
Features: can be a branched shrub or trunked tree. Poofy white catkin flowers in spring. Silvery green foliage with silvery white underside. Tolerant of wind and salty air.
PPL: yes
Light - full sun to part sun
Soil - moist to seasonally wet
Ecological benefits: Top 30 plant for specialist native bees, top 30 caterpillar host plant. Host to hundreds of caterpillars! (Caterpillars are a necessity for birds in brood rearing).
Plant type: tree-like, deciduous shrub
Height: 15’
Growth rate: fast
Features: can be a branched shrub or trunked tree. Poofy white catkin flowers in spring. Silvery green foliage with silvery white underside. Tolerant of wind and salty air.
PPL: yes
Light - full sun to part sun
Soil - moist to seasonally wet
Ecological benefits: Top 30 plant for specialist native bees, top 30 caterpillar host plant. Host to hundreds of caterpillars! (Caterpillars are a necessity for birds in brood rearing).
Plant type: tree-like, deciduous shrub
Height: 15’
Growth rate: fast
Features: can be a branched shrub or trunked tree. Poofy white catkin flowers in spring. Silvery green foliage with silvery white underside. Tolerant of wind and salty air.
PPL: yes
Light - full sun to part sun
Soil - moist to seasonally wet
Ecological benefits: Top 30 plant for specialist native bees, top 30 caterpillar host plant. Host to hundreds of caterpillars! (Caterpillars are a necessity for birds in brood rearing).
