Key to Poplars and Willows
in New Zealand
Version 1.0.5
Salix fragilis (crack willow)
- 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)
- Wide canopy, often multiple trunks, wide spreading branches, brittle stems, leaves thin with fine toothed margin, shiny green above, bluish green below -> Salix fragilis (crack willow)
Salix fragilis (crack willow)
