Narrowleaf Willow
Salix exiguanative · Central Texas
Narrowleaf Willow is a tree native to Central Texas that grows 34 ft tall. It wants full sun or part shade and high water. Blooms yellow in early spring.
Wet ground only. Usually found in wetlands and creek bottoms. It wants reliably moist ground and struggles in a dry upland bed.
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The facts
5 sources- Type
- Tree
- Sun
- Full sun to part shade (4–8 hrs of direct sun)
- Water
- High
- Height
- About 34 ft
- Bloom
- Early Spring · yellow
- Foliage
- Deciduous or dies back in winter
Where it grows
8 occurrence records in Central Texas (GBIF).
Can you buy it?
Also grows here — hard to find. Native and recorded growing in Central Texas, but not on the grower stock lists we read. Sourcing varies: some are stocked widely, others you will have to hunt for.