False Mountain Willow
Family: Salicaceae
Native to: Eastern North America, Interior North America, Western North America
Natural habitat: swamps & bogs, floodplains
Shapes: multi-stemmed, upright
Height: 3-12ft
Unique attractions: leaves, flowers
Common uses: naturalized plantings, rain garden
Light: full sun
Soil: moist and fertile, tolerates wet feet, wet
False Mountain Willow is a shrub to small tree, native and widespread across North America. Male or female catkins emerge in spring before the leaves, which are often wavy with red stalks. Noted for its large stipules at the base of the stalks.
