Description

A stunning tall accent shrub featuring powdery silver-blue foliage and fuzzy silver stems all summer long, glimmers white in the sun; an excellent choice for foliage color contrast in the landscape, extremely adaptable and very hardy

Landscape Attributes

Polar Bear Willow is an open multi-stemmed deciduous shrub with a shapely oval form. Its average texture blends into the landscape, but can be balanced by one or two finer or coarser trees or shrubs for an effective composition.

Polar Bear Willow is recommended for the following landscape applications;

Planting & Growing

Polar Bear Willow will grow to be about 12 feet tall at maturity, with a spread of 10 feet. It has a low canopy with a typical clearance of 2 feet from the ground, and is suitable for planting under power lines. It grows at a fast rate, and under ideal conditions can be expected to live for 40 years or more.

This shrub does best in full sun to partial shade. It is an amazingly adaptable plant, tolerating both dry conditions and even some standing water. It is considered to be drought-tolerant, and thus makes an ideal choice for xeriscaping or the moisture-conserving landscape. It is particular about its soil conditions, with a strong preference for clay, alkaline soils. It is highly tolerant of urban pollution and will even thrive in inner city environments. This is a selection of a native North American species.