Male and female flowers are borne in separate spikes on separate trees.
BlackWillow Tree
Salix
nigra Marsh
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Willows are located on the pond. This tree can grow up
to 90 feet tall, however it is only approximately 25 feet tall. The
other trees around it are about 20 feet tall. These trees are about
15 years old.
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The black willow leaves are alternate, simple narrowly
lanceolate, pointed at the tip, rounded or tapering at the base, finely
toothed, smooth, sometimes hairy on the veins of the lower surface, up to
6 inches long.
Male and female flowers are borne in separate spikes on separate trees. |
| The habitat is around streams, forested wetlands, and around ponds. | The bark of these trees are round, furrowed, forming elongated, vertical rather tight scales. |
Reference: A Field Guide to the Wetlands of Illinois, Second Edition by the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.