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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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