Key to Poplars and Willows
in New Zealand

Salix matsudana

• 0. Poplar or Willow?
• Looks like a willow -> Willow - 1. Form
• Single trunk, thick bark > Tree Willow -> 2. Branchlets
• Not hanging down -> 4. Tree form and leaves (not hanging down)
• High narrow rounded crown, upright branches, leaves bright green above, green or whitish below -> 5. Tree form and leaves (s. matsudana hybrids)
• Young bark showing visible pink root primordia, dark bark, crown heavy in older trees -> Salix matsudana

Salix matsudana