Willow Identification Key: Salix aegyptiaca

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New Zealand Clones:

One clone, with male and female flowers, but usually male

Technical Description:

Habit: Shrub or small tree, growing to 4-5 m.

Shoots: Few small ridges under the bark.

Catkins: Usually male, but sometimes the catkins may have a few female flowers; the first willow to flower, in mid-July in Palmerston North.