Black Willow (Salix Nigra)

Black Willow (Salix Nigra)Deciduous, North American medium large fast growing tree Description: Dark brown to black bark develops into a rough shaggy texture with age, narrow tapered dark green leaves grow up to 6, single or multi trunked Habit: Grows 30 to 80 feet high and wide; strong growing and spreading habit Culture: Prefers constantly moist soils and full sun to part shade Hardiness: Cold hardy to USDA Zone 4 Black Willow, the tallest of the willow species, is commonly

5 to 2 feet wide with erect

maintain a cool winter temperature

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followed by slender-seeded

deciduous late-spring blooming perennial

petunia-like flowers all summer and into fall

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This large perennial occurs naturally in low and wet places over much of North America

featuring a vintage-inspired design that honors the year Thomas Jefferson began building his iconic home

" It allegedly originated on a farm outside Philadelphia

400-acre landscape

who was entrusted with many of the seeds from the expedition