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| name = ''Salix nigra''
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| common_names = Black Willow
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| growth_habit =    <!--- tree, shrub, herbaceous, vine, etc -->
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| high =    <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = E United States
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Salix-nigra(01).jpg
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Malpighiales
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| familia = Salicaceae
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| genus = Salix
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| species = nigra
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Salix nigra, Marsh. Black Willow. Fig. 3526. Tree, 30-40 ft. high: bark flaky, often becoming shaggy: twigs brittle at base: buds small: lvs. lanceolate, green both sides, finely and evenly serrate: aments 1-2 in. long; scales oblong, deciduous; stamens 3-6; ovary ovate-conical, glabrous; style short but distinct. E. N. Amer. Var. falcata, Pursh. Lvs. elongated, narrow and falcate.
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[[Salix]] nigra. Black Willow. Fig. 3526. Tree, 30-40 ft. high: bark flaky, often becoming shaggy: twigs brittle at base: buds small: lvs. lanceolate, green both sides, finely and evenly serrate: aments 1-2 in. long; scales oblong, deciduous; stamens 3-6; ovary ovate-conical, glabrous; style short but distinct. E. N. Amer. Var. falcata, Pursh. Lvs. elongated, narrow and falcate.
 
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==Cultivation==
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| color = lightgreen
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| name = Black Willow
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| image = Salix-nigra(01).jpg
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===Propagation===
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| status = G5
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| status_system = TNC
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===Pests and diseases===
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  | publisher =NatureServe
 
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  | title = Salix nigra
 
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  | url = http://www.natureserve.org/explorer/servlet/NatureServe?searchName=Salix+nigra+
 
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
 
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
 
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| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
 
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| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
 
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| familia = [[Salicaceae]]
 
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| genus = ''[[Willow|Salix]]''
 
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| species = '''''S. nigra'''''
 
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| binomial = ''Salix nigra''
 
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| binomial_authority = Marsh.
 
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'''''Salix nigra''''', commonly known as the '''black willow''', is a tree species native to eastern [[North America]]. It is present from [[Nova Scotia]] and southern [[Ontario]], west to [[Nebraska]] and southeastern [[Arizona]] and south to [[Florida]] and northeastern [[Mexico]]. The largest American species of willow, it is typically found along streams and in swamps, hence it is also known as the '''swamp willow''' (not to be confused with ''[[Swamp Willow|Salix myrtilloides]]''). Goodding's willow  (''[[Salix gooddingii]]'') is sometimes considered a variety of the black willow, which would extend its range to western North America.
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==Species==
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==Description==
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==Gallery==
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It is a small to medium-sized [[deciduous]] [[tree]], growing to 20-30 m in good conditions, exceptionally up to 40 m. It has long, thin [[leaf|leaves]], 7-13 cm long and 1-2 cm broad, dark, shiny green color, with a lighter green underside. It is [[Plant sexuality|dioecious]], with small, green [[flower]]s that are borne on [[catkin]]s 2.5-7.5 cm long. The [[fruit]] is a 5 mm [[capsule (fruit)|capsule]] which splits open when mature to release the numerous minute, down-covered [[seed]]s.
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==Uses==
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Black Willow roots are very bitter, and have been used as a substitute for [[quinine]] in the past.
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The Great Lakes Ojibwe used the young branches and twigs to make baskets and other parts were used to treat indigestion.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
 
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*[http://www.cas.vanderbilt.edu/bioimages/species/sani.htm Bioimages: ''Salix nigra'']
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*[http://www.borealforest.org/world/trees/black_willow.htm Borealforest: ''Salix nigra'']
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Revision as of 21:55, 30 April 2009


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Plant Characteristics
Origin: ✈ E United States
Cultivation
Scientific Names

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Read about Salix nigra in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Salix nigra. Black Willow. Fig. 3526. Tree, 30-40 ft. high: bark flaky, often becoming shaggy: twigs brittle at base: buds small: lvs. lanceolate, green both sides, finely and evenly serrate: aments 1-2 in. long; scales oblong, deciduous; stamens 3-6; ovary ovate-conical, glabrous; style short but distinct. E. N. Amer. Var. falcata, Pursh. Lvs. elongated, narrow and falcate.


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