Salix caroliniana
Carolina Willow, Coastalplain Willow
Salicaceae
Plant Specifics
Form: | Tree | |
Size: | 25-60 ft tall by 20-40 ft wide | |
Life Span: | Long-lived perennial | |
Flower Color: | Yellow | |
Fruit Color: | White | |
Phenology: | Deciduous | |
Noted for: | Interesting bark, Showy fruits |
Landscaping
Recommended Uses: | Casual lanscapes, moist areas. This tree can be attractive most of the year due to its fairly fine leaves. It is at its best for a brief period in early spring when it blooms (yellow) and then sets masses of white fruit at a time when little else is blooming. Will tolerate root disturbance and flooding. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Considerations: | Weak wood, easily broken. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Propagation: | Seed, cuttings. Will send up numerous sprouts from stumps. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Availability: | Native nurseries, Quality nurseries, Seed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Light: | Full Sun | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: |
always floodedextremely dry |
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(Aquatic ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Moisture Tolerance: | Aquatic ----- to ----- Not wet but not extremely dry | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Water Flooding Tolerance: | Not salt tolerant of inundation by salty or brackish water. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Salt Spray/ Salty Soil Tolerance: | Some tolerance to salty wind but not direct salt spray. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil or other substrate: | Loam, Sand | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Soil pH: | Acidic to neutral |
Ecology
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Native Habitats: | Swamps, marshes, floodplains, glades around gator holes. Open, wet, sunny areas. |
Distribution and Planting Zones
Natural Range in Florida
USDA Zones
Suitable to grow in:
10A 10B 8A 8B 9A 9B

USDA zones are based on minimum winter temperatures
Comments
Ethnobotany: | Willow stems have been used for basketry and other woven wood structures such as fences and furniture. Willow sap contains salicylic acid, which is a natural ingredient of aspirin (acetylsalicylic acid). | |
General Comments: | While generally a swamp plant, this tree can grow in uplands. Stems root readily and most of the stems stuck in a moist substrate will survive without any further care. Is often used in stream bank restoration. |