Genus Salix, L. (Willow)
Leaves - simple; alternate; edge very finely sharp-toothed. Outline - long and narrow, often “scythe-shaped.” Apex - long, taper-pointed. Base - gradually narrowing and pointed or slightly rounded. Leaf/Stem - short. Stipules - (two small, leaf-like appendages at the base of the leaf-stem), not falling off when young, as in most of the willows; moon-shaped, finely toothed, wider than long. Leaf - four to eight inches long; green and smooth above and below (silky-downy when young). Found - on low ground from New England to the Middle States and westward. General Information - A small tree (or sometimes a shrub). The persistent stipules and the length of the leaf furnish ready signs for distinguishing it from S. nigra. Salix from two Celtic words meaning “near” and “water.”
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Newhall, Charles S. The Trees of North-Eastern America (New York: The Knickerbocker Press, 1900) 75
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