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A very large and familiar tree (fifty to eighty feet 

 high), one of the largest of the Willows ; low-branching ; 

 thick-set, of tough and rapid growth. A stake set in the 

 ground grows readily. The silvery look of the tree 

 (especially in a strong wind) is due to the gloss of its 

 downy leaves. 



The Blue Willow [van caerulea S.] is naturalized in 

 Massachusetts. 



Fig. 41. Yellow Willow, Golden Osier. [-5*. alba, var. vitellma, 



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Leaves, SIMPLE ; ALTERNATE ; EDGE SHARP-TOOTHED, with 

 the teeth somewhat thickened. 



Outline, narrow lance-shape. Apex, taper-pointed ; in the 

 young leaves often broad and rounded. Base, pointed. 



Leaf, small (two to three and a half inches long ; about 

 one half to five eighths of an inch wide) ; surface 

 with white, silky hairs beneath and often above, 

 especially in the young leaves. 



Branches, brittle at the base, smooth and shining and 

 yellow. 



Blossoms, in May. 



Introduced, from Europe, but now found throughout the 

 United States. Common around houses and in low 

 grounds. 



A broad-spreading tree (thirty to forty feet high), 

 branching low, and with the branchlets thick and rather 

 erect. The tree has a yellowish look, due to the color of 

 its twigs and branches. 



