Sitka Willow

Salix sitchensis

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Description

It is a common to abundant plant in many types of coastal and inland wetland habitat, such as marshes, riverbanks,swamps, coastal sand dunes, and mountain springs. It is variable in appearance, taking the form of a bushy shrub or an erect tree up to 8 meters tall. The leaves are up to 12 centimeters long, lance-shaped or oval with pointed tips, smooth-edged or toothed, often with the edges rolled under. The undersides are hairy to woolly in texture, and the upper surfaces are mostly hairless and dark green.