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Coyote Willow
Salix exigua               

Wildlife Value

Sandbar and other varieties of riparian willows are very important as browse and cover for big game, especially in fall and winter.  Also important as food and cover for birds, particularly blue grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, and ptarmigan, in winter.  Especially valuable along trout streams as shade and cover and as a secondary food source for beaver.  Native to North America.

Growth form irregular
Crown density dense
Size to 10' high, spreading
Drought
resistance		 poor
Cold hardiness good
Growth rate rapid
Life span short
Elevation
range		 to 9,500 feet
Soil
conditions		 moist
Possible insect
problems		 willow and poplar borers; sawfly galls
Possible disease 
problems		 leaf rust
Wildlife value high: food and cover for birds; browse value for deer, elk and moose
Seasonal color not conspicuous
Miscellany native; suckers and spreads