White Willow

Salix alba {{{latin_name}}}	White Willow
	Habit: tree Height: ⇕ ? Width: ⇔ Lifespan: ⌛ perennial Origin: ✈ ? Poisonous: ☠	Exposure: ☼ full sunsn Water: ◍ lots of watersn Features: ✓ Hardiness: ☃ Bloom: ❀ USDA Zones: ? Sunset Zones:
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Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Salix alba, Linn. White Willow. Large tree, with short and thick trunk, not excurrent in habit: branches yellowish brown: lvs. ashy gray and silky throughout, giving a white appearance to the whole tree, 2-4 in. long, elliptical. —Heretofore associated with the next species, from which it differs in color of twigs and vesture and color of lvs., as also in its general habit. It is only occasionally seen in Amer. Var. splendens, Anderss. (S. alba var. argentea, Wimm. S. regalis, Hort.). Lvs. densely silky on both sides, nearly silvery-white while young. The forms of this species not easily distinguishable from one another, can be readily distinguished from many other species. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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Gallery

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  White Willow illustration
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  Catkins
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  All Cricket bats are made from willow
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  White Willows in winter time

References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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