Key to Poplars and Willows
in New Zealand
Version 1.0.5
Salix lasiandra
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, narrow elliptic hairless leaves, shiny dark green above, green below, width 1-3.5 cm, leaf buds red to orange ->
Salix lasiandra
Salix lasiandra
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