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TREES OF MINNESOTA. 



Salix alba vittellina (from Russia.) Russian Golden 

 Willow. 



A very rapid growing, round, close-topped tree, with glossy 

 deep green foliage, bright golden colored bark in winter, and 



bright yellow, conspicuous, 

 fragrant, staminate catkins, 

 appearing with the leaves in 



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the spring. One of the best 

 quick-growing trees for this 

 section, and very valuable for 

 giving variety to lawn and 

 timber plantings. Under 

 favorable conditions a cutting 

 of this has been known to 

 make a tree ten inches through 

 the trunk with a top that 

 spread over thirty feet in eight 

 years. The staminate form is 

 perhaps the only one grown 

 in this country. 



Figure 51. Russian Golden Wil- 

 low. A round-topped tree. 



Salix alba britsensis. 



A variety of the White Willow, 

 with attractive reddish twigs in 

 winter, pyramidal form and rapid 

 growth. Valuable for variety in 

 timber plantings, parks, etc. 



Salix alba regalis. (Salix 

 regalts.) Royal Willow. 



A distinct form of the White 

 Willow forming a small tree or 

 shrub; the foliage of which is 

 covered with silky down, which 

 gives it a silvery appearance. A 

 very hardy tree, useful for vari- 

 ety in ornamental planting. 



Figure 52 Salix alba britzensis. 

 A conical-shaped tree. 



