BLUE ARCTIC WILLOW - SALIX PURPUREA
![purple osier willow leaves](/sites/trees.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/files/purple_osier_willow_leaves.jpg?itok=mGZiD-1U)
![blue arctic willow form.jpg](/sites/trees.umn.edu/files/styles/folwell_full/public/2021-03/blue%20arctic%20willow%20form.jpg?itok=bvUSGuzJ)
Common name: blue arctic willow, purpleosier willow
Scientific name:
Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix
Species: purpurea
Hardiness Zone: 3-6
Height: 6-10' (sometimes to 20')
Width: 6-10'
Common Characteristics: