Salix chaenomeloides

Salix chaenomeloides is a species of willow native to Japan, Korea and China. It was first described in 1938 by Arika Kimura. It is a deciduous tree that reaches heights of 10 to 20 metres. Individual trees are either male or female, and the species prefers moist or wet soils, generally growing in or near water. The IUCN Red List assessed it as Least Concern in 2019. In South Korea a stand of these trees at Seongbaek Forest in Gyeongsan-ri, Seongju, is protected as a Natural Monument.