Salix pentandra - Bay willow

Bay willow (Salix pentandra) is a cold-hardy deciduous tree of riverbanks and wet ground across northern and central Europe and Asia; its bitter inner bark is a famine food eaten only when all else fails, not a regular one.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 2¹
• Hardiness zone 3¹
• Hardiness zone 4¹
• Hardiness zone 5¹
• Full sun¹
• Moist soil¹
• Wet soil¹

Outputs

• Emergency food¹
• Medicinal use¹
• Fibre¹

Type

• Salix spp. - Willow
• Tree
• Deciduous

Footnotes

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