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Pussy Willow
Pussy Willow
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Pussy Willow (Salix discolor) is a North American shrub or small tree with soft silver catkins that open before the leaves in early spring. The catkins later develop yellow stamens that provide early pollen for bees.
It prefers moist ground, tolerates wet sites, and can be used in rain gardens, hedgerows, and naturalized plantings. This material came from Manitoba.
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Growing details
- Hardiness
- Zone 2Oak Summit nursery rating
- Mature size
- 6 to 15 ft tall and wide
- Site and soil
- It prefers moist ground, tolerates wet sites, and can be used in rain gardens, hedgerows, and naturalized plantingsFrom the existing reviewed product description
- Flowers
- Soft silver catkins appear before the leaves in early spring. Male catkins later show yellow stamens that supply pollen.From the reviewed product description
Cold hardinessZone 2 · Canadian maps for this plant
Zone 2 and warmer
The map shows minimum winter hardiness. Soil, moisture and summer warmth also affect how a plant grows.
About these maps
Climate: Natural Resources Canada, 1991–2020. Provincial distribution: VASCAN via retained botanical research. Province outlines: Natural Earth, public domain.
Open Government Licence – Canada