Salix aurita

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Salix aurita in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Salix aurita, Linn. Shrub, 3-8 ft.: branches spreading, usually glabrous at maturity: stipules persistent, broad: lvs. short-petioled, obovate to elliptic, obtuse, usually rounded at base, irregularly dentate or nearly entire, pubescent on both sides or nearly glabrous above, glaucous beneath, 1-2, rarely to 3 in. long: catkins short-stalked or nearly sessile, a little before the lvs., the staminate broadly elliptic, with long filaments hairy at base; the pistillate cylindric; ovaries hairy; style very short or wanting. April. Eu., W. Asia to Altai Mts. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

Cultivation

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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