Mackenzie Willow
Other Names: MacKenzie's willow
Family: Salicaceae
Native to: Western North America
Hardy to zone: 3
Natural habitat: waters edge
Shapes: upright
Height: up to 16ft
Growth rate: fast
Common uses: naturalized plantings, rain garden
Light: full sun
Soil: moist and fertile, tolerates wet feet, wet
Mackenzie willow is a large multi-stemmed shrub to small tree that can be found on waters edge, mountain valleys, and other wet areas of western North America. Its native range extents from Alaska down to California in the United States. Mackenzie willow can be similar in appearance to the pacific willow and others nearby, distinguished by it near water habitat, reddish brown twigs with blistering mature stems, fine red Petioles, with darkish leaves (paler underneath).
