Salix delnortensis - Del Norte Willow

Description

This willow is rare in California. It is found on serpentine soil along streams, in the far northern Siskiyou Mountains. The broadly elliptical leaves are unusually silvery and fur-covered. It is adapted to hot dry areas and can provide a leaf-colored foil to the normally green-leafed shrubs of wet areas. Good near a pond or along a dry stream border. This willow will grow to about six feet in height.