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"Green Willow" is a Japanese ghost story in which a young samurai falls in love with a woman called Green Willow who has a close spiritual connection with a willow tree. [77] "The Willow Wife" is another, not dissimilar tale. [78] "Wisdom of the Willow Tree" is an Osage Nation story in which a young man seeks answers from a willow tree ...
Salix alba 'Vitellina' ( golden willow; syn. Salix alba var. vitellina (L.) Stokes) is a cultivar grown in gardens for its shoots, which are golden-yellow for one to two years before turning brown. It is particularly decorative in winter; the best effect is achieved by coppicing it every two to three years to stimulate the production of longer ...
Salix discolor, the American pussy willow [2] or glaucous willow, [3] is a species of willow native to North America, one of two species commonly called pussy willow.. It is native to the vast reaches of Alaska as well as the northern forests and wetlands of Canada (British Columbia east to Newfoundland), and is also found in the northern portions of the contiguous United States (Washington ...
Salix cinerea ( common sallow, grey sallow, grey willow, grey-leaved sallow, large grey willow, pussy willow, rusty sallow [2]) is a species of willow native to Europe and western Asia. [3] [4] The plant provides a great deal of nectar for pollinators. It was rated in the top 10, with a ranking of second place, for most nectar production ...
Description. Salix nigra is a medium-sized deciduous tree, the largest North American species of willow, growing to 10–30 m (35–100 ft) tall, exceptionally up to 45 m (148 ft), with a trunk 50–80 centimeters (20–30 in) diameter. The bark is dark brown to blackish, becoming fissured in older trees, and frequently forking near the base. [ 3]
The red willow is a small tree up to 45 ft (14 m) in height. Like most other willows, it commonly grows along riverbanks and in other areas with high soil moisture. [ 3] The bark is ridged and grayish, though it sometimes turns reddish with age. Its form is variable, but it will often grow from multiple winding trunks, some more or less ...
The flowers are soft silky, and silvery 3-7-cm-long catkins are produced in early spring before the new leaves appear; the male and female catkins are on different plants ( dioecious ). The male catkins mature yellow at pollen release, the female catkins mature pale green. Female catkins. Male catkins. The fruit is a small capsule 5–10 mm ...
Salix × sepulcralis 'Chrysocoma', or Weeping Golden Willow [1], is the most popular and widely grown weeping tree in the warm temperate regions of the world. It is an artificial hybrid between S. alba 'Vitellina' and S. babylonica. The first parent provides the frost hardiness and the golden shoots and the second parent the strong weeping habit.