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Some trees may be rejuvenated by pollarding – for example, Bradford pear (Pyrus calleryana 'Bradford'), a flowering species that becomes brittle and top-heavy when older. [citation needed] Oaks, when very old, can form new trunks from the growth of pollard branches; that is, surviving branches which have split away from the main branch naturally.
Dioscorides, in the first century AD, described the use of an extract of what might have been willow bark (a plant he called Itea), [13] 'being burnt to ashes, and steeped in vinegar,' [14] for taking away 'corns and other like risings in the feet and toes.' The active ingredient in this mixture could have been salicylic acid, but it is a ...
Salix alba, the white willow, is a species of willow native to Europe and western and central Asia. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] The name derives from the white tone to the undersides of the leaves. It is a medium to large deciduous tree growing up to 10–30 m tall, with a trunk up to 1 m diameter and an irregular, often-leaning crown.
Other uses occur in energy forestry, [3] effluent treatment, wastewater gardens, [7] and cadmium phytoremediation for water purification. [ 5 ] Salix viminalis is a known hyperaccumulator of cadmium , chromium , lead , mercury , petroleum hydrocarbons , organic solvents , MTBE , TCE and byproducts, selenium , silver , uranium , and zinc , [ 8 ...
Crown gall is caused by bacteria living in the soil where the black willow is present. When black willow are infected, the bacteria stimulate a quick burst in growth of plant cells. They cause the tree to form tumor-like growths, or "galls" on different parts of the tree such as their roots or on the lower branches.
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Burrs on a tree trunk in Norfolk, England. A burl (American English) or burr (British English) is a tree growth in which the grain has grown in a deformed manner. It is commonly found in the form of a rounded outgrowth on a tree trunk or branch that is filled with small knots from dormant buds. Burl formation is typically a result of some form ...
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