. Concord area trees and shrubs. Botany; Trees; Shrubs. TREES ALTERNATE SIMPLE LEAVES WILLOWS: Leaves usually very narrow. Leafstalks usually quite short. leafy growths (stipules) often present on twigs at base of leafstalks. Buds covered by single scale (usually visible from midsummer on; earlier look for dead buds). BLACK WILLOW Salix nigra Leaves pure green beneath, . cm. wide, usually 10-14 times as long as wide, fine-toothed. Leaf teeth gland-tipped. Leafstalks without glands. Leafy stipules often prominent. Twigs becoming hair- less. Tree or shrub with flaky, dark brown to blackish
. Concord area trees and shrubs. Botany; Trees; Shrubs. TREES ALTERNATE SIMPLE LEAVES WILLOWS: Leaves usually very narrow. Leafstalks usually quite short. leafy growths (stipules) often present on twigs at base of leafstalks. Buds covered by single scale (usually visible from midsummer on; earlier look for dead buds). BLACK WILLOW Salix nigra Leaves pure green beneath, . cm. wide, usually 10-14 times as long as wide, fine-toothed. Leaf teeth gland-tipped. Leafstalks without glands. Leafy stipules often prominent. Twigs becoming hair- less. Tree or shrub with flaky, dark brown to blackish bark. Riverbanks, meadows, pond shores, occasionally swamps and low, damp ground. Common. PUSSY WILLOW Salix discolor Our only wild, tree-like willow blossom- ing before the appearance of leaves. Leaves sometimes nearly untoothed, 2-4 times as long as wide, whitened and becoming hairless beneath, green above. Leafstalks without glands. Tree or shrub. Damp situations. STIPULES BLACK WILLOW SHINING WILLOW Salix lucida Mature leaves not distinctly whitened beneath, 5-17 cm. long, cm. wide, mostly with long-tapered tips. Leafstalk with glands near base. Small tree or large shrub. Meadows, shores, low ground, swamps. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Angelo, Ray, 1948-; Angelo, Ray, 1948-. Cambridge, Mass. : Concord Field Station, Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University
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