. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Fig. 149. — Lyall's Willow. II. CRACK WILLOW —Salix fragilis Linnaeus. Fig. 150. — Crack Willow. This European species has been planted for ornament and distributed along streams by its brittle twigs which strike root readily, and has become naturahzed in eastern North America from Newfoundland to Pennsylvania. It is a tall slender tree, sometimes 25 meters high, with a trunk up to 2 meters in diameter, though these di- m
. North American trees : being descriptions and illustrations of the trees growing independently of cultivation in North America, north of Mexico and the West Indies . Trees. Fig. 149. — Lyall's Willow. II. CRACK WILLOW —Salix fragilis Linnaeus. Fig. 150. — Crack Willow. This European species has been planted for ornament and distributed along streams by its brittle twigs which strike root readily, and has become naturahzed in eastern North America from Newfoundland to Pennsylvania. It is a tall slender tree, sometimes 25 meters high, with a trunk up to 2 meters in diameter, though these di- mensions are perhaps not reached by any individual outside of Europe. The name Crack willow is in allusion to the brittle- based twigs which are easily broken away, the rupture accompanied by a cracking soimd. The bark is rough and gray-brown,. 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 Britton, Nathaniel Lord, 1859-1934; Shafer, John Adolph. New York : H. Holt and Co.
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