. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 98 II II 1 GLAUCOUS WILLOW Salix discolor, Muhlenburg FORM—A shrub or gmall tree usually from 6-16 feet high but may reach a height of 25 ft. wlfh a matete^ of 8 Ses. Trunk short and bearing stout ascending branches which form . round-topped crown. BARK—Thin, smooth, occasionally scaly, reddish-brown. TWIGS-At first hairy, later smooth, stout, reddish-purple to dark green, rather flexible. BUDS-Altemate, closely appre^sed. flattened, pointed, about i-J of an inch long, covered by a solitary shining reddish-purple s
. Bulletin (Pennsylvania Department of Forestry), no. 11. Forests and forestry. 98 II II 1 GLAUCOUS WILLOW Salix discolor, Muhlenburg FORM—A shrub or gmall tree usually from 6-16 feet high but may reach a height of 25 ft. wlfh a matete^ of 8 Ses. Trunk short and bearing stout ascending branches which form . round-topped crown. BARK—Thin, smooth, occasionally scaly, reddish-brown. TWIGS-At first hairy, later smooth, stout, reddish-purple to dark green, rather flexible. BUDS-Altemate, closely appre^sed. flattened, pointed, about i-J of an inch long, covered by a solitary shining reddish-purple scale. Flower buds much larger than leaf-buds. LEAVES-Altemate. simple, elliptic to oblong-lanceolate ^t^^PP^^^^^^^^^.^f^^^ """^^^^^^^ base, coarsely toothed on margin, glaucous or white beneath, green and smooth above. Petioles and stipules not glandular. LEAF-SCAKS—Alternate, somewhat raised, lunate, contain 3 bundle-scars. FLOWEBfr-Appear in March on twigs of previous season's growth before the »eav«8 unfold, Stamirmte and p^^illate flowers occur on separate trees; catkins densely flowered, with brown- tipped bracts. FBUIT—A large, hairy, long-beaked, light brown capsule. WOOD-Same as that of other Willows. See description under Black Willow, page 06. nTRTlVOTTISHmG CHABACTERISTICS—The Glaucous Willow, also known as Pussy Willow, J^'irZ^f^sL'^^it^.nceoUte to elliptic leaves which -smooth and bright ««" above and glaucous beneath. The blossoms are thick, about half as wide as long. Capsules are pubescent. The scales of the blossoms are clothed with long shining hairs. EANGE—Nova Scotia and Manitoba, south to Delaware and Missouri. DISTRIBTTTION IN PENNSYLVANIA-Locally throughout the State. Rather common along the main streams and their tributaries. HABITAT—Prefers wet habitats such as one finds along streams, on the borders of lakes in sw^psTd ^^ bogr^ituations. Occasionally on moist hillsides. Planted specimens often grow on rather dry si
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