Salix lasiolepis - Arroyo willow

Arroyo willow (Salix lasiolepis) is a fast-growing deciduous tree native to riparian corridors of western North America, its bark used as an astringent and febrifuge and its shoots and roots woven into baskets.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Hardiness zone 6¹
• Hardiness zone 7¹
• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Full sun¹
• Moist soil¹
• Wet soil¹

Outputs

• Medicinal use¹
• Fibre¹

Type

• Salix spp. - Willow
• Tree
• Deciduous

Functions

• Flammable²

Footnotes

1. Salix lasiolepis | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹ ↩¹⁰ ↩¹¹

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time 10 seconds ↩