Index / Search / Salix caroliniana
§1 Plant
Salix caroliniana Michx.
vernacular coastal plain willow — species · Salicaceae
§2Habit & range
Habit and range
- Growth habit
- Tree
- Duration
- Perennial
- Group
- Dicot
- Family
- Salicaceae Mirb.
- Genus
- Salix
§2a
Native status, by region
- L48 Lower 48 States Native
§2b
County-level range
· 562 counties across 23 states/territories§3Cultivation specs · USDA
Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.
§3a
Tolerances
- Drought
- Medium
- Shade
- Medium
- Moisture use
- High
- Fire
- Medium
- Salinity
- None
- Anaerobic
- Medium
- CaCO₃
- Medium
- Hedging
- None
§3b
Climate & soil
- Cold tolerance
- 2 °F minimum
- Frost-free days
- 130 min.
- Precipitation
- 30–60 in/yr
- pH range
- 4.5–8.8
- Root depth
- 20 in min.
- Fertility need
- Low
- Soil texture
- coarse, medium, fine
§3c
Form & growth
- Growth form
- Multiple Stem
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Lifespan
- Long
- Mature height
- 33 ft
- Height @ 20 y
- 25 ft
- Foliage texture
- Coarse
- Foliage colour
- Green
- Porosity (summer)
- Dense
- Porosity (winter)
- Porous
- Flower colour
- Green
- Fruit colour
- White
- Fire resistant
- No
- N fixation
- None
- Toxicity
- None
§3d
Reproduction
- Bloom period
- Early Spring
- Seed abundance
- High
- Seed begins
- Spring
- Seed ends
- Spring
- Spread rate
- Rapid
- Stratify
- No
- Seeds / lb
- 8,300,000
- Propagation
- seed, cuttings, bare root, container
§3e
Use & availability
- Commercial availability
- Routinely Available
- Nursery stock
- No
- Browse palatability
- Medium
- Graze palatability
- Low
- Palatable, human
- No
- Lumber
- No
- Fuelwood
- Low
- Christmas tree
- No
§4Counties, by state
Recorded in 562 counties across 23 states/territories.
Alabama view state ↗ 40 N ▾
- Autauga 01001
- Baldwin 01003
- Barbour 01005
- Blount 01009
- Bullock 01011
- Butler 01013
- Calhoun 01015
- Cherokee 01019
- Chilton 01021
- Clay 01027
- Cleburne 01029
- Colbert 01033
- Conecuh 01035
- Covington 01039
- Crenshaw 01041
- Cullman 01043
- Dallas 01047
- Elmore 01051
- Escambia 01053
- Etowah 01055
- Franklin 01059
- Houston 01069
- Jackson 01071
- Jefferson 01073
- Lauderdale 01077
- Lowndes 01085
- Macon 01087
- Madison 01089
- Mobile 01097
- Montgomery 01101
- Perry 01105
- Pike 01109
- Russell 01113
- Shelby 01117
- Talladega 01121
- Tallapoosa 01123
- Tuscaloosa 01125
- Walker 01127
- Wilcox 01131
- Winston 01133
Arkansas view state ↗ 45 N ▾
- Ashley 05003
- Baxter 05005
- Benton 05007
- Boone 05009
- Bradley 05011
- Carroll 05015
- Clark 05019
- Clay 05021
- Cleburne 05023
- Conway 05029
- Crawford 05033
- Cross 05037
- Faulkner 05045
- Franklin 05047
- Fulton 05049
- Garland 05051
- Hempstead 05057
- Hot Spring 05059
- Howard 05061
- Independence 05063
- Izard 05065
- Johnson 05071
- Lawrence 05075
- Logan 05083
- Madison 05087
- Marion 05089
- Montgomery 05097
- Newton 05101
- Perry 05105
- Pike 05109
- Polk 05113
- Pope 05115
- Pulaski 05119
- Randolph 05121
- Saline 05125
- Scott 05127
- Searcy 05129
- Sebastian 05131
- Sharp 05135
- St. Francis 05123
- Stone 05137
- Van Buren 05141
- Washington 05143
- White 05145
- Yell 05149
Delaware view state ↗ 1 N ▾
District of Columbia view state ↗ 1 N ▾
Florida view state ↗ 65 N ▾
- Alachua 12001
- Baker 12003
- Bay 12005
- Bradford 12007
- Brevard 12009
- Broward 12011
- Calhoun 12013
- Charlotte 12015
- Citrus 12017
- Clay 12019
- Collier 12021
- Columbia 12023
- DeSoto 12027
- Dixie 12029
- Duval 12031
- Escambia 12033
- Flagler 12035
- Franklin 12037
- Gadsden 12039
- Gilchrist 12041
- Glades 12043
- Gulf 12045
- Hamilton 12047
- Hardee 12049
- Hendry 12051
- Hernando 12053
- Highlands 12055
- Hillsborough 12057
- Holmes 12059
- Indian River 12061
- Jackson 12063
- Jefferson 12065
- Lafayette 12067
- Lake 12069
- Lee 12071
- Levy 12075
- Liberty 12077
- Madison 12079
- Manatee 12081
- Marion 12083
- Martin 12085
- Miami-Dade 12086
- Monroe 12087
- Nassau 12089
- Okeechobee 12093
- Orange 12095
- Osceola 12097
- Palm Beach 12099
- Pasco 12101
- Pinellas 12103
- Polk 12105
- Putnam 12107
- Santa Rosa 12113
- Sarasota 12115
- Seminole 12117
- St. Johns 12109
- St. Lucie 12111
- Sumter 12119
- Suwannee 12121
- Taylor 12123
- Union 12125
- Volusia 12127
- Wakulla 12129
- Walton 12131
- Washington 12133
Georgia view state ↗ 44 N ▾
- Appling 13001
- Baker 13007
- Brantley 13025
- Bryan 13029
- Bulloch 13031
- Camden 13039
- Charlton 13049
- Chatham 13051
- Cherokee 13057
- Clinch 13065
- Colquitt 13071
- Columbia 13073
- Dade 13083
- Decatur 13087
- Dougherty 13095
- Early 13099
- Echols 13101
- Effingham 13103
- Floyd 13115
- Glynn 13127
- Grady 13131
- Hall 13139
- Houston 13153
- Jackson 13157
- Jasper 13159
- Jefferson 13163
- Laurens 13175
- Lee 13177
- Liberty 13179
- Long 13183
- Lowndes 13185
- Madison 13195
- McIntosh 13191
- Montgomery 13209
- Polk 13233
- Richmond 13245
- Schley 13249
- Seminole 13253
- Tattnall 13267
- Thomas 13275
- Towns 13281
- Walker 13295
- Wayne 13305
- Wilcox 13315
Illinois view state ↗ 14 N ▾
Indiana view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Kansas view state ↗ 30 N ▾
- Allen 20001
- Anderson 20003
- Atchison 20005
- Barton 20009
- Bourbon 20011
- Butler 20015
- Chase 20017
- Chautauqua 20019
- Cherokee 20021
- Cowley 20035
- Crawford 20037
- Doniphan 20043
- Elk 20049
- Franklin 20059
- Geary 20061
- Greenwood 20073
- Jackson 20085
- Jefferson 20087
- Johnson 20091
- Labette 20099
- Leavenworth 20103
- Linn 20107
- Miami 20121
- Neosho 20133
- Osage 20139
- Ottawa 20143
- Pottawatomie 20149
- Wabaunsee 20197
- Wilson 20205
- Woodson 20207
Kentucky view state ↗ 42 N ▾
- Adair 21001
- Boone 21015
- Bracken 21023
- Caldwell 21033
- Campbell 21037
- Carter 21043
- Clay 21051
- Clinton 21053
- Cumberland 21057
- Estill 21065
- Franklin 21073
- Fulton 21075
- Grant 21081
- Green 21087
- Harrison 21097
- Henry 21103
- Jackson 21109
- Jefferson 21111
- Jessamine 21113
- Laurel 21125
- Lincoln 21137
- Marion 21155
- McCreary 21147
- Meade 21163
- Metcalfe 21169
- Monroe 21171
- Montgomery 21173
- Pendleton 21191
- Perry 21193
- Pulaski 21199
- Robertson 21201
- Rockcastle 21203
- Rowan 21205
- Scott 21209
- Simpson 21213
- Todd 21219
- Trigg 21221
- Warren 21227
- Wayne 21231
- Whitley 21235
- Wolfe 21237
- Woodford 21239
Louisiana view state ↗ 5 N ▾
Mississippi view state ↗ 3 N ▾
Missouri view state ↗ 91 N ▾
- Adair 29001
- Audrain 29007
- Barry 29009
- Barton 29011
- Bates 29013
- Benton 29015
- Bollinger 29017
- Boone 29019
- Butler 29023
- Callaway 29027
- Camden 29029
- Cape Girardeau 29031
- Carroll 29033
- Carter 29035
- Cass 29037
- Cedar 29039
- Chariton 29041
- Christian 29043
- Clay 29047
- Cole 29051
- Cooper 29053
- Crawford 29055
- Dade 29057
- Dallas 29059
- Daviess 29061
- Dent 29065
- Douglas 29067
- Dunklin 29069
- Franklin 29071
- Gasconade 29073
- Greene 29077
- Grundy 29079
- Henry 29083
- Hickory 29085
- Howard 29089
- Howell 29091
- Iron 29093
- Jackson 29095
- Jasper 29097
- Jefferson 29099
- Johnson 29101
- Laclede 29105
- Lawrence 29109
- Lincoln 29113
- Livingston 29117
- Macon 29121
- Madison 29123
- Maries 29125
- Marion 29127
- McDonald 29119
- Miller 29131
- Moniteau 29135
- Monroe 29137
- Montgomery 29139
- Morgan 29141
- Newton 29145
- Oregon 29149
- Osage 29151
- Ozark 29153
- Perry 29157
- Pettis 29159
- Phelps 29161
- Pike 29163
- Polk 29167
- Pulaski 29169
- Putnam 29171
- Ralls 29173
- Randolph 29175
- Ray 29177
- Reynolds 29179
- Ripley 29181
- Saline 29195
- Schuyler 29197
- Scott 29201
- Shannon 29203
- Shelby 29205
- St. Charles 29183
- St. Clair 29185
- St. Francois 29187
- St. Louis 29189
- Ste. Genevieve 29186
- Stoddard 29207
- Stone 29209
- Taney 29213
- Texas 29215
- Vernon 29217
- Warren 29219
- Washington 29221
- Wayne 29223
- Webster 29225
- Wright 29229
New York view state ↗ 1 N ▾
North Carolina view state ↗ 32 N ▾
- Beaufort 37013
- Bertie 37015
- Bladen 37017
- Brunswick 37019
- Carteret 37031
- Chowan 37041
- Columbus 37047
- Craven 37049
- Cumberland 37051
- Dare 37055
- Duplin 37061
- Gates 37073
- Greene 37079
- Guilford 37081
- Halifax 37083
- Hyde 37095
- Jones 37103
- Lee 37105
- Lenoir 37107
- Martin 37117
- New Hanover 37129
- Onslow 37133
- Orange 37135
- Pamlico 37137
- Pasquotank 37139
- Pender 37141
- Perquimans 37143
- Pitt 37147
- Robeson 37155
- Sampson 37163
- Tyrrell 37177
- Wake 37183
Ohio view state ↗ 8 N ▾
Oklahoma view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Pennsylvania view state ↗ 13 N ▾
South Carolina view state ↗ 18 N ▾
Tennessee view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Bledsoe 47007
- Blount 47009
- Cheatham 47021
- Clay 47027
- Coffee 47031
- Cumberland 47035
- Davidson 47037
- Dickson 47043
- Franklin 47051
- Grundy 47061
- Hawkins 47073
- Henry 47079
- Hickman 47081
- Houston 47083
- Humphreys 47085
- Jackson 47087
- Lauderdale 47097
- Lawrence 47099
- Lewis 47101
- Madison 47113
- Monroe 47123
- Montgomery 47125
- Morgan 47129
- Obion 47131
- Perry 47135
- Pickett 47137
- Robertson 47147
- Rutherford 47149
- Scott 47151
- Stewart 47161
- Tipton 47167
- Van Buren 47175
- Wayne 47181
- White 47185
- Williamson 47187
Texas view state ↗ 4 N ▾
Virginia view state ↗ 35 N ▾
- Accomack 51001
- Amherst 51009
- Arlington 51013
- Augusta 51015
- Bedford 51019
- Campbell 51031
- Charlotte 51037
- Chesapeake (city) 51550
- Clarke 51043
- Dickenson 51051
- Essex 51057
- Fairfax 51059
- Frederick 51069
- Greensville 51081
- Hampton (city) 51650
- Isle of Wight 51093
- Loudoun 51107
- New Kent 51127
- Northampton 51131
- Nottoway 51135
- Page 51139
- Prince Edward 51147
- Prince William 51153
- Rockbridge 51163
- Rockingham 51165
- Scott 51169
- Shenandoah 51171
- Southampton 51175
- Suffolk (city) 51800
- Surry 51181
- Virginia Beach (city) 51810
- Warren 51187
- Wise 51195
- Wythe 51197
- York 51199
§5Sources & provenance
USDA PLANTS
Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.
plants.usda.gov/SACA5 ↗GBIF Backbone
Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.
gbif.org/species/5373004 ↗Record version
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