Willow Identification Key: Salix x blanda
Common Name:
Wisconsin Weeping willowScientific Name:
Salix x blandaNew Zealand Clones:
Technical Description:
Habit: Medium sized tree, up to 15 m high, spreading crown with pendulous branches - semi-weeping.
Shoots: Hairy olive stems.
Leaves: 1.25-2 cm wide, alternate, simple, lanceolate, short tip, dark green above, whitish green beneath; thick, with coarse teeth.
Catkins: Male and female; appearing in September-October.
Comments: A cross between Salix babylonica and Salix pentachdra.