Salix x blanda
Wisconsin Weeping Willow
Salicaceae

Located along Mirror Lake.

  • leaves alternate, linear, toothed margin
  • leaves bright green, thick
  • buds with a single scale, appressed to stem
  • stems smooth, olive brown
  • flowers are catkins in spring
  • fruit are of no consequence
  • bark brown, rough, with vertical ridges
  • habit is a large tree, usually branching low to become multi-stemmed
  • tree has weeping character that is the best ID character
  • branches and twigs are pendulous


View Salix x blanda page in the UConn Plant Database


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