Plant profile: Prairie Willow - Salix humilis

Finally getting to the willows. Join botanist Nathanael Pilla and son, Matteo , as they discuss Prairie Willow or Salix humilis

Prairie willow is distributed throughout the eastern half of the United States.
If you are looking for a pollinator host shrub for your midwestern open space, this is one you definitely need!

humilis means "humble or lowly" because of its low growth form.
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Intro: (0:00)
Pollinators: (0:34)
Male (staminate) flowers: (0:55)
Female (pistillate) flowers: (1:49)
Leaves: (2:26)
How to Know its Prairie Willow: (4:47)
Fruit and Family: (6:06)