One of the defining characteristics of the peach-leaf willow is its leaves that resemble peach tree leaves. The leaves are long and wide, usually yellowish green in color. This shrub also produces yellow catkins which are produced in spring along with pretty-looking leaves.
While the shrub shoots up fast, it lives a short life. That being said, peach-leaf willow comes with its own unique uses. For example, this variety of willow can be employed to fill up empty spaces in yards. It also helps in controlling soil erosion. Native to Western Asia, North Africa, and Europe, purple willow is a tall willow tree, shooting up to 8 to 10 feet.
One way to distinguish the purple osier is through its bushy outlook with trunks and branches in light gray to grayish-brown tones. Although the bark is thin, it is quite sturdy; and twigs appear in multiple colors such as yellow, brown, green or purplish red.
One of the notable properties of the purple osier willow is that catkins develop before the leaves. Immature male catkins are shaded reddish purple with smooth hair on them. Each male catkin has round florets with a stalk in the middle. Florets contain anthers that are purple but later on changes into yellow. On the other hand, female catkins are yellowish green when immature and consist of many florets and stalks.
Scientifically known as Salix Exigua , the coyote willow is a native species of North America. Commonly known as the Sandbar willow, the coyote willow is a plant species that has been used by the Great Basin Indians for many years. They use it to create material goods such as baskets, fish traps, ropes, bows and arrows, and cradleboards.
There was a time when this willow variety was used for medicinal purposes as well. It was prepared in the form of healing teas or powdered barks to cure various ailments like dandruff, toothaches, and dysentery. To identify this willow, you must know that the sandbar willow is a shiny green tree with straight and slender branches. It is a tall-growing willow as it can shoot up to 16 feet tall.
Research shows that the coyote willow can be recognized in two subspecies such as Salix exigua exigua and Salix exigua interior.
Native to western North America, this deciduous shrub exhibits multiple fibrous and wide-spread stems, helping the shrub to stay a strong one for a long period of time. This diamond-shaped willow was discovered by John Scouler and hence named after its discoverer.
The shrub boasts a dark green upper surface while whitish lower surface with rusty-colored hair. The leaves are usually wide from the middle and have acute ends. It also produces catkins and small hairy fruits along with a darkish brown bark. The wood of the willow is used for carving purposes. The reason why it is named almond willow is due to the dull, dark green almond-shaped leaves. Like other typical willows, both male and female catkins are produced in early spring along with new leaves.
The tree has a wide range of amazing uses. In Russia, the plant is used for producing nectar for honeybees in the honey industry. The small-growing plant is also an excellent source of biofuel energy production. The shoots are used for basket-making in various parts of the world. The leaf edges are gently serrated. Another way to identify willow trees in deciduous forests , parks, or green spaces is that they are usually the first trees to have leaves in the spring.
Osier willows basket willows can be identified by their long narrow leaves. These willows are tall narrow shrubs. Sallows shrub willows can be identified by their broad oval shaped leaves that have toothed edges. In this article, you will learn about the many types of willow trees. Pictures of willow trees, descriptions of their features, and their scientific names will help identify different species of willows.
Weeping willow trees are also fast-growing with aggressive roots that search out moisture. Willow trees can have great height differences: the Dwarf Willow only grows as high as 5 ft. Whereas the Weeping Willow can grow up to 82 feet 25 m in height. The Latin name for the willow group is Salix. This scientific name also gives its name to a chemical compound found in willow plants called salicylic acid.
This is the precursor to the pain-relieving drug aspirin. Another interesting fact about willows is that willow wood is strong yet pliable. Wood from willow trees is used to make furniture, musical instruments, sports bats, and toys. Also, willow rods can be used to make woven wicker baskets. Weeping willows grow well near rivers and lakes and can be easily identified by their long drooping branches. Most people can easily recognize types of weeping willow trees.
Their long cascading branches give the tree a moody yet elegant and graceful appearance. Weeping willow trees grow between 66 and 82 ft. Their leafy arching branches are so long that they almost touch the ground. Weeping willow leaves are also easy to identify. Weeping willow has narrow, light-green leaves with a silvery shine that grow between 1.
The weeping willow narrow-leaf margins are finely serrated. In the fall, weeping willow trees turn a stunning golden yellow color. Weeping willows are also flowering trees. The fuzzy flower spikes—called catkins—appear in early spring. Weeping willows grow exceptionally well in landscapes beside streams, rivers, lakes, and ponds, where they help to stabilize the ground.
Dwarf weeping willow trees are beautiful ornamental trees for small-scale landscapes. The short-stature attractive willows have pendulous branches creating an umbrella-like canopy.
The small, pretty trees are ideal for growing in compact gardens or large containers. The beauty of growing dwarf willow trees is that they never grow too tall.
Typically, dwarf willow varieties mature between 3 and 6 ft. Like larger weeping willows, the dwarf cultivars have narrow, pointed leaves and produce yellow furry flowers catkins in the spring. Willow leaves—including weeping willows, dwarf varieties, and willow shrubs—are typically long and thin. The pointed green leaves are lanceolate shaped with finely-toothed margins.
Identifying willow leaves also helps recognize which type of willow the leaf is from. Only the goat willow Salix caprea has rounded, oval leaves with a short, pointed tip. Willow shrubs, such as many osier willows, have very narrow green leaves, some of which have long, tapered ends. Some osier willows, such as the common osier Salix viminalis , have green willow leaves with a silver-gray underside.
Sallow willows tend to have oval, broader leaves with serrated margins and a twisted, pointed tip. A common identifying feature of most willows is that they are some of the first trees in late winter or early spring to grow leaves. Also, in the fall, when willows turn bright yellow, they are among the last trees to drop their leaves. Weeping willow bark left and goat willow bark right.
Willow tree bark tends to be gray, rough and fissured. A notable feature of many willow trees is ridged bark that forms crisscross patterns vertically on the tree. Mature willow tree bark becomes loose and flaky with a shaggy appearance.
Additionally, the willow bark appears dark gray to black as it matures. An attractive feature of the bark on many willow shrubs and small willow trees is their red winter color. Willows produce unusual flowers that look like long white or yellow woolly buds growing on red or gray stems. Weeping willows tend to have longer, thin furry flowers catkins that are usually a yellow color.
Most varieties of willows and sallows, such as the American pussy willow, gray willow, and other small willow species, produce woolly catkins in early spring. To identify willow trees, look at the leaf shape, type of flower, and growth habit. Willows trees tend to have long, linear, pointed lance-shaped leaves.
Some species of willow have silvery-white to gray leaves, but most have serrated edges. Willow shrubs and trees are easy to identify in spring by their furry flowers. Weeping willow trees are some of the easiest trees to identify in a landscape. The tall, imposing trees have arching, pendulous branches covered in long, thin green leaves. Weeping willow twigs and branches can be a light yellow or greenish-yellow color. Weeping willow tree can be easily identified by its droopy branches.
The weeping willow Salix babylonica has thin lanceolate leaves that taper to a narrow point. Its pendulous branches give the tree its classic weeping look.
Leaf stems are a yellowish-brown color. This beautiful weeping willow has a fast growth rate and it can grow to between 62 and 82 ft.
The Babylon willow is the most common and easily recognizable type of weeping willow. It usually goes by the common name weeping willow—even though there are many weeping willow varieties. Weeping willows also have an attractive color in winter.
After shedding their golden-yellow leaves in the fall, drooping yellow branches make this tree interesting to look at. The weeping willow tree has gorgeous yellow flowers that look like long fuzzy spikes in the spring season.
Leaves turn golden yellow in the fall. The golden weeping willow is a hardy type of willow tree. The weeping golden willow tree has beautiful arching cascading branches that droop straight down and in a light olive-green color. This species of weeping willow grows about 72 ft. The weeping tree produces yellow fuzzy flowers catkins in spring on golden young yellow twigs. The golden weeping willow gets its name from the lanceolate young yellow-green leaves growing on cascading branches.
As the season progresses, these leaves turn a glossy green color. The weeping golden willow is a hybrid cross between the Salix babylonica and Salix alba. It is normally planted in order to control erosion along streams and lakes. It can also be planted as a hedge. The attractive flowers and stems can be used in crafts. This willow has been used for the treatment of pain, due to the presence of salicin in its bark. Other common names for this plant include basket willow, Alaska blue willow, purple willow , and blue Arctic willow.
Along with the goat willow, this is the American willow species that falls under the common name pussy willow. The pussy willow is commonly grown for use by the floral design industry. In landscapes, it sometimes appears in hedges and in rain gardens. Unlike goat willow, which has thicket-like multiple stems growing from the ground, S. Other common names for this plant include American pussy willow, glaucous willow, large pussy willow, and American willow. Scouler's willow is a multiple-stemmed tree that tolerates drier conditions than many willows.
This is another diamond willow popular for carving and was discovered by Scottish naturalist John Scouler. It is sometimes planted as a hedge or to control erosion along a body of water, though caution is advised since this plant can be invasive —it can quickly take over a landscape, especially after fire or logging. Scouler's willow is an important source of browsing vegetation for deer, elk, and other wildlife. It is an unusual willow in its willingness to grow in close proximity to other trees, often appearing in mixed forests.
Other common names for this willow include fire willow, black willow, and western pussy willow. The weeping willow is perhaps the most well-known of all landscape trees with a weeping habit. It works well to grace the edges a pond or lake, but it can also be used as a landscape specimen tree in larger yards. The branches will sway delightfully in the breeze, though stronger winds might break off some of the stems and litter the ground. Plan on replacing it in about 30 years, as weeping willows are not long-lived.
While growing to full size, though, it may add as much as 10 feet each year. The white willow may sometimes be infected by fungi that produce the diamond willow characteristic. It is not a good tree in most landscape situations because of its weak wood and enormous size, but is sometimes used to fill in low wet spots.
One popular variety, Salix alba 'Tristis' is sold as golden weeping willow. The stems are often used in basket-weaving. This is an extremely large and fast-growing tree, so make sure to plant it in a spot with plenty of space.
Yellow willow is a shrubby form that may approach the size of an upright tree. It is a favorite food of moose, elk, sheep, and beavers. It occurs naturally across much of western and central North America, and it is sometimes planted to repair areas that have had floods, erosion, or other problems. It reproduces easily both through cuttings and seeds. Plants Profile for Salix exigua narrowleaf willow.
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