Wooly-headed Willow

It’s pussy willow time in the garden, and looking great this week is the native Salix eriocephala. The species S. eriocephala (which means wooly head) has a wide distribution from Maine west to Minnesota, and south to Alabama. Interestingly, it seems to have completely skipped over the Carolinas. Our plant is from a population in North Central Georgia. The photos are of the clone Salix ‘Big Ears’ due to the huge winged stems.

Close up of the catkins of Salix eriocephala 'Big Ears'.
Salix eriocephala ‘Big Ears’
Salix eriocephala ‘Big Ears’

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