Salix acutifolia Willd.

Saule de la Caspienne (fr), Saule à feuilles aiguës (fr)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Salicaceae > Salix

Characteristics

A shrubby tree. It grows 8 m tall and spreads 9 m wide. The bark is grey. The young twigs are red-brown. The leaves are narrow and dark green. They are bluish underneath. The flowers are silky white catkins.
Life form perennial
Growth form tree
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality dioecy
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 9.0
Mature height (meter) 10.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
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Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Riverside and inland sands. Sandy habitats in forest and steppe zones, often along large rivers.
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It suits hardiness zones 5-9.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 4-8
Soil texture 2-5
Soil acidity 3-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-7

Usage

Uses environmental use invertebrate food material medicinal ornamental
Edible barks leaves shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -27
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Salix acutifolia unspecified picture

Distribution

Salix acutifolia world distribution map, present in Belarus, Germany, Estonia, India, Kazakhstan, Liberia, Lithuania, Latvia, Pakistan, Russian Federation, Tajikistan, Ukraine, and South Africa

Conservation status

Salix acutifolia threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:776951-1
WFO ID wfo-0000929073
COL ID 6XCGS
BDTFX ID 82523
INPN ID 611557
Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Vimen violacea Salix acutifolia Salix violacea Salix daphnoides subsp. acutifolia