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| | |genus=Salix | ||
| | |species=sericea | ||
| | |taxo_author=Marshall | ||
| | |common_name=Silky willow | ||
| | |name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
| | |habit=shrub | ||
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| | |lifespan=perennial | ||
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| | |exposure=sun | ||
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| | |water=wet, moist | ||
| | |water_ref=Sunset National Garden Book | ||
| | |flower_season=early spring, mid spring, late spring | ||
| | |flower_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia | ||
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'''''Salix sericea''''', also known as '''silky willow''', is a shrub in the [[Salicaceae]] family that grows in swamps and along rivers in eastern [[United States]] and [[Canada]]. It is 2–4 m tall and has long, thin, purplish twigs. | |||
The leaves are 6–10 cm long, 7–8 mm wide, [[wikt:lanceolate|lanceolate]], [[wikt:acuminate|acuminate]], [[wikt:serrulat|serrulate]], dark green and lightly hairy on top, and light green and densely covered with white silky hairs underneath. Mature leaves are [[wikt:glabrous|glabrous]]. The [[Petiole (botany)|petiole]]s are 1 cm long. [[Catkin]]s are [[wikt:sessile|sessile]] and usually [[wikt:bracteate|bracteate]]. ''Salix sericea'' blooms in [[May]] and fruits in June. | |||
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'''''[[Salix]] sericea'''''. Silky Willow. A shrub usually 4-8 ft. high, diffusely spreading from base: branches often reddish: buds obtuse and rounded at apex, cylindrical: lvs. very silky beneath, sometimes becoming less so at maturity: aments densely fld., appearing with the lvs.; stamens often orange-red: caps. short-pedicelled, ovate-oblong, nearly truncate at apex. | '''''[[Salix]] sericea'''''. Silky Willow. A shrub usually 4-8 ft. high, diffusely spreading from base: branches often reddish: buds obtuse and rounded at apex, cylindrical: lvs. very silky beneath, sometimes becoming less so at maturity: aments densely fld., appearing with the lvs.; stamens often orange-red: caps. short-pedicelled, ovate-oblong, nearly truncate at apex. NE N. Amer. | ||
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==Cultivation== | ==Cultivation== | ||
===Propagation=== | ===Propagation=== | ||
===Pests and diseases=== | ===Pests and diseases=== | ||
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 | ||
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Salix sericea, also known as silky willow, is a shrub in the Salicaceae family that grows in swamps and along rivers in eastern United States and Canada. It is 2–4 m tall and has long, thin, purplish twigs. The leaves are 6–10 cm long, 7–8 mm wide, lanceolate, acuminate, serrulate, dark green and lightly hairy on top, and light green and densely covered with white silky hairs underneath. Mature leaves are glabrous. The petioles are 1 cm long. Catkins are sessile and usually bracteate. Salix sericea blooms in May and fruits in June.
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Salix sericea. Silky Willow. A shrub usually 4-8 ft. high, diffusely spreading from base: branches often reddish: buds obtuse and rounded at apex, cylindrical: lvs. very silky beneath, sometimes becoming less so at maturity: aments densely fld., appearing with the lvs.; stamens often orange-red: caps. short-pedicelled, ovate-oblong, nearly truncate at apex. NE N. Amer.
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Cultivation
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Pests and diseases
Varieties
Gallery
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References
- Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
External links
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