Will, Looking at Ron Lance's Woody Plants of the Southeastern United States there are essentially for possibilities for your willow: Salix purpurea, S. caprea, S. cinerea, and S. pentandra. The growth form and branch structure are wrong for S. purpurea, and the twigs don't fit S. pentandra. Your photos are fairly consistent with both S. caprea and S. cinerea. Based on what look like hairs on the bud in the photo and the ribbing on the branches it looks more like S. cinerea. The key break between the two is: branchlets glabrous, buds nearly glabrous, young stem wood smooth beneath its bark --> S. caprea; branchlets pubescent, buds pubescent, young stem wood lined beneath bark --> S. cinerea.
Jess On Thu, Aug 21, 2008 at 9:39 PM, Will Blozan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hey ENTS, > > > > I measured a "huge" willow this week that I think is generically a "pussy > willow". I am not sure if it is a Salix discolor (native), Salix caprea > (exotic) or other invasive shrubby willow. They are rather common in my area > of western NC and would like to know for sure what it is. Any ideas? Leaves > are small, oblanceolate and rather rounded at the ends. Photos on line do > not match either species above very well. They grow in wet areas and are > usually leaning and toppled. This specimen was vertical, 18" diameter and > 44' tall. Sorry, but I have not tried to key it out yet… > > > > > > Will F. Blozan > > President, Eastern Native Tree Society > > President, Appalachian Arborists, Inc. > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org You are subscribed to the Google Groups "ENTSTrees" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
