Pacific willow or "shining willow" (Salix lucida) — Coats Marsh E.

Circumference: 3.1 metres (10' 2")
Diameter at breast height: 0.99 metres (3' 3")

GaLTT tree ID: #80
Year nominated: 2018
Nominated by Nick Doe

Location: Coats Marsh East
Ownership: Regional District of Nanaimo
Latitude: 49.1506°
Longitude: 123.8099°

Notes:
1. The lower limbs have grown so heavy, they have torn away from the truck.
2. The largest Pacific willow registered in BC is in Bishop's Wild Bird Sanctuary in Coldstream, North Okanagan. It has circumference 5.94 metres (19' 6").

Access: Just past the gate at Stanley Place, in the bush on the left.

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