Puget Sound Native Tree
Botanical Garden
People have created across the United States lists of the largest individual tree of many species as well as typical size of each in a mature forest. They call the largest tree a CHAMPION TREE, for bragging rights.
Sika Willow
Salix sitchensis
Typical dimensions of a large tree of this species in a mature forest:
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Champion tree for this species:
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Dolphin Place
Original
Broadleaf Trees
Sika Willow
Salix sitchensis
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A Sitka willow (Salix sitchensis) is a fast-growing, native North American shrub or small tree found near water, known for its velvety, silvery-white-undersided green leaves, fuzzy catkins, and ability to thrive in wet soils, often forming dense thickets along streams and lakes, supporting wildlife and crucial for wetland restoration.
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Bark
This tree species was found growing at the following location when the property was purchased in 1973:
Exact data was not collected at the time. The following is data recorded in 2025.
Largest tree for this species within Dolphin Place Open Space:
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Diameter:
15 feet
2 inches
Puget Sound region
Sika Willow
Salix sitchensis
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