Polar Willow (Salix polaris)
Description
Active Growth Period After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio Low Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Purple Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Moderate Foliage Porosity Winter Moderate Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Rhizomatous Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 0 Height, Mature (feet) 0.2 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Short Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity Slight Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils No Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance Medium CaCO3 Tolerance Low Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance None Fertility Requirement Low Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 47 Hedge Tolerance Low Moisture Use pH, Minimum 5.5 pH, Maximum 8.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 320 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 1280 Precipitation, Minimum 4 Precipitation, Maximum 39 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 12 Salinity Tolerance None Shade Tolerance Temperature, Minimum (-F) -62 Reproduction Bloom Period Spring Commercial Availability Fruit/Seed Abundance High Fruit/Seed Period Begin Fruit/Seed Period End Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container No Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings Yes Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs Yes Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound Seed Spread Rate Rapid Seedling Vigor Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate Moderate Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Low Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal Palatable Graze Animal Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum: Magnoliophyta
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Malpighiales
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Family: Salicaceae
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Genus: Salix
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