Key to Poplars and Willows
in New Zealand
Version 1.0.5
Salix matsudana x alba ‘Hiwinui’
- 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)
- Bark medium brown to grey, male catkins, bluish-green foliage, lower branches often pendulous -> Salix matsudana x alba ‘Hiwinui’
Salix matsudana x alba ‘Hiwinui’
