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We dig plants when your order is received, and ship immediately via US Priority Mail. You will receive a tracking number via email when plants are shipped. All plants are packed to be safe in their packages for up to 3 days after receipt.
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We sell only bare root plants. We dip the roots in tera-sorb silicone gel to retain ample moisture for transit and surround with plastic. This provides superior protection for plants in transit for up to 12 days.
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Sandbar Willow Live Stakes, Salix Exigua Grows Hardy in Zones 2-7
The sandbar willow Live Stakes, also known as Salix interior, belongs to the willow or Salicaceae family. The shrub grows well in Zones 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, and 7. This shrub can grow in two forms: a small tree growing up to 20 feet tall and a trunk 6 inches in diameter, and the second form is a shrub with multiple thin stems that grow up to 8 feet tall. This shrub proliferates at three to four feet per year before reaching maturity. The stems of a sandbar willow shrub are slender and vary in color from yellow-brown to gray. The leaves vary from medium to pale green. Male or female florets grow as catkins and are long and cylindrical in shape and green in color. Sandbar willow shrubs grow best in full or partial sun in moist soil.
Sandbar Willow Live Stakes, Salix Exigua are used for Planting Near Swamps, Pond Borders, Rivers, Gravel and Sandbars
Sandbar willow shrubs are used for planting near swamps, pond borders, rivers, gravel and sandbars, lake beaches, marshes, and ditches. The shrub is also helpful in reducing soil erosion. The sandbar willow is famous among pollinators and attracts various bees and butterflies, and small animals such as birds, squirrels, beavers, and turtles. This shrub also has medicinal uses and can be used for headaches, fever, gout, pain, disinfectant, antiseptic, and skin ointment due to the salicylic acid in its tissues. The sandbar willow has one variety named the Silver Sands Willow and is directly related to the Laurel, Peachleaf, and White Willow. Overall, this is low maintenance, a useful shrub that you can plant along stream banks to stabilize the shoreline or plant in wet spots to prevent erosion.
