Hooker willow
- Latin name: Salix hookeriana Barratt
- French name: Saule à feuilles larges
- Synonym(s): Coastal willow
- Taxonomic Serial Number: 504966
Description
Leaves
Form
- Broadly oval, tip blunt or rounded
- Silky hairs on lower surface, especially along the midvein
- Stipules absent or very small
Length
- 4–10 cm
Colour
- Upper surface shiny yellowish-green
- Lower surface bluish-green
Margin
- Wavy-toothed or smooth, sometimes with gland-tipped teeth toward the base
Buds
Form
- Pointed, pressed against the twig, closely spaced
- Densely hairy
- Covered with a single scale
- No true terminal bud; end bud originates as a lateral bud
- Flower buds larger than leaf buds
- Leaf scars V-shaped, with 3 vein scars
- Stipule scars on either side
Colour
- Reddish-brown
Twigs
Form
- Stout
- Covered with woolly hairs for the first 2 or 3 years
Colour
- Dark brown
- Hairs grey
- Lenticels orange
Flowers
Form
- Catkins on hairy shoots with bract-like leaves
Structure
- Dioecious
Floral timing
- Before the leaves
Fruits
Form
- Fruit capsules hairless
Bark
Form
- Shallowly furrowed, with tight scales
Colour
- Light reddish-brown
Size
Height
- To 7 m
Range
Along the Pacific coast, northward to Alaska
Photos
Photos
Anthony Scullion
Insects and mites
Insects that cause damage to this tree.
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Birch and alder flea weevil
Scientific name: Rhynchaenus testaceus (Mull)
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Poplar-and-willow borer
Scientific name: Cryptorhynchus lapathi (Linnaeus).
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Willow flea weevil
Scientific name: Isochnus rufipes (LeConte)
Foliage or buds
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Bruce spanworm
Scientific name: Operophtera bruceata (Hulst)
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Ceanothus silk moth
Scientific name: Hyalophora euryalis (Walker)
- Eulithis destinata (Moesch)
- Eupithecia subfuscata (Haworth)
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Mourningcloak butterfly or spiny elm caterpillar
Scientific name: Nymphalis antiopa (Linnaeus)
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Pero moth
Scientific name: Pero morrisonaria (Hy. Edwards)
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Poplar-and-willow borer
Scientific name: Cryptorhynchus lapathi (Linnaeus).
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Speckled green fruitworm
Scientific name: Orthosia hibisci (Guenée)
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White slaut
Scientific name: Tetracis cachexiata (Guenée)