Salix nigra (Black Willow)
$ 29.98
Black Willow is a fast-growing tree, often multi-trunk, found in wet soil along streams or any water’s edge. It stays smaller in drier soils.
Black Willow is a structurally weak shade tree, but excellent for erosion control. It is also a honey plant. The young stems are very flexible and are used in basket and furniture making. Its bark was used by native peoples and early settlers as a headache remedy because it contains salicylic acid, the active ingredient of aspirin.
AT A GLANCE
| Texas native | Yes |
| Water use | High |
| Sun exposure | Sun to part sun |
| Mature height | 10-60 ft |
| Mature spread |
20-40 ft |
| Attracts | Butterflies, bees, birds |
| Host plant | Mourning Cloak, Viceroy, Red-spotted Purple, Viceroy and Tiger Swallowtail. |
| Notes | Native bee and bumble bee friendly. Attracts beneficial insects. |
DISTRIBUTION MAPS
 Present in state |
 Present in county and native |
 Native to North America, but adventive & escaped in state |
 Not present in state |
 Present and rare, native in county |
 Previously present, now extinct |
 Questionable presence (cross-hatched, regardless of color) |