Poplars and Willow

Poplars

Aspen, Quaking

(Poplus tremuloides)

Aspen Leaves

Cottownwood, Plains

(Populus sargentii)

Plains Cottonwood Leaves

Plains Cottonwood Trunk and Bark

Cottownwood, Eastern

(Populus deltoides)

Eastern Cottonwood Leaves

Eastern Cottonwood Trunk and Bark

Cottownwood, Narrowleaf

(Populus angustifolia)

Narrowleaf Cottonwood Leaves

Narrowleaf Cottonwood Trunk and Bark

Cottownwood, lanceleaf

(Populus acuminata)

Lanceleaf Cottonwood Leaves

Lanceleaf Cottonwood Buds

Lombardi Poplar

(Populus nigra var. italica)

Lombardi Poplar Leaves

White Poplar

(Populus alba)

White Poplar Leaves

Willows

Willow, Crack

(Salix fragilis)

Crack Willow Leaves

Crack Willow pistillate (female) catkin

Willow, Peach Leaf

(Salix amygdaloides)

Peach Leaf Willow Leaves

Peach Leaf Willow bark

Willow, Weeping

(Salix babylonica)

Weeping Willow branches and Leaves

Willow, White

(Salix alba)

White Willow looks very much like Crack Willow but, the young twigs are more yellow orange in color, particularly in winter. Also White Willow has nearly all staminate catkins while the Crack Willow has nearly all pistillate catkins.

White Willow Leaves

White Willow Winter Color

White Willow Male (Staminate) Catkin

Willow, Globe

(Salix matsudana ‘Navajo’)

Globe Willow leaves

Globe Willow pistillate catkin

Willow, Corkscrew

(Salix matsudana ‘Tortuosa’)

Corkscrew Willow in France

Corkscrew Willow Leaves