SALIX 67 



Salix nigra Marshall 1785 Black Willow 



Tree, 40-80 ft. high, 1-3 ft. diam.; hark dark brown, more or less 

 deeply ridged, and separating in plates ; leaves narrowly lanceolate, usu- 

 ally tapering gradually to a very long point, tapering or slightly rounded 

 toward the base, margin closely set with fine sharp teeth, usually smooth, 

 slightly paler below, 6-12 cm. long, 8-12 mm. wide, petioles often hairy, 

 5-10 mm. long; staminate catkins 5-10 cm. long, 7-10 mm. wide, stamens 

 3-7, filaments hairy, pistillate catkins 4-6 cm. long, 1 cm. wide, capsules 

 ovate, abruptly pointed, rugose ; nigra, black, referring perhaps to the 

 bark. 



Frequent throughout the state, common in the south; NB-Fla-Tex- 

 Cal-Manitoba. 



Wood light reddish brown, soft, weak, weight 28 lbs. 



Salix amygdaloides Anderson 1858 Almond Willow 



Tree, 40-60 ft. high, 1-2 ft. diam. ; bark brown, ridged and more or 

 less scaly ; leaves lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate, margin finely and sharply 

 toothed, tip long-pointed, base tapering, rounded or rarely slightly cor- 

 date, smooth when mature, more or less glaucous beneath, 6-12 cm. long, 

 lj/2-2^2 cm. wide, petioles smooth or hairy, 1-2 cm. long; staminate 

 catkins 3-6 cm. long, 6-8 mm. wide, stamens 5-9, filaments somewhat hairy 

 below, pistillate catkins 4-6 cm. long, V/2 cm. wide in fruit, capsules 

 ovate, smooth : amygdaloides, almond-like, referring to the leaves. 



Frequent along streams and in wet soils throughout the state ; Quebec- 

 NY- Mo-NM-BC-Saskatchewan. 



Wood light brown, soft, weak, weight 28 lbs. 



Salix alba L i n 11 e 1753 White Willow, Huntingdon Willow 



Large tree, 50-80 ft. high, 3-6 ft. diam. ; bark gray, ridged ; leaves 

 lanceolate or somewhat oblanceolate, margin finely and closely toothed, 

 teeth glandular, tip usually long-pointed, tapering toward the base, sparse- 

 ly silky above, white and shining silky below, 5-10 cm. long, 1-2 cm. wide, 

 petioles hairy, 2-5 mm. long; staminate catkins 3-5 cm. long, 7-8 mm. 

 wide, stamens 2, filaments hairy, pistillate catkins 5-7 cm. long, 6-8 mm. 

 wide, in fruit, capsule ovoid, rugose, smooth ; alba, white, referring 

 to the leaves. 



Occasionally cultivated, especially the golden osier, the variety v i t e 1- 



