goat willow Salicaceae Salix caprea

Leaf:Alternate, simple, elliptical to oblong, serrate, 2 to 5 inches long, blue-green above, pale fuzzy white below.
Flower:Species is dioecious; catkins, both males and females very fuzzy, pinkish-gray, 1 to 2 inches long, appearing in late winter or very early spring.
Fruit:Small, brown capsules in clusters 2 to 2 1/2 inches long, each containing many small fuzzy seeds, ripen in late spring.
Twig:Slender, green or red, may be fuzzy, buds purple-red with a single cap-like scale.
Bark:Gray-brown, initially smooth, becoming split and shallowly furrowed or scaly.
Form:Small tree or multi-stemmed shrub up to 25 feet.

flower twig map

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