Scouler willow Salicaceae Salix scouleriana

Leaf:Alternate, simple, distinctly obovate, 3 to 5 inches long, margins usually entire but may have a few wavy teeth, edges rolled under, often arranged in a fan-like fashion at the ends of twigs, dark green above, paler and maybe reddish hairy below.
Flower:Species is dioecious; 1 to 2 inches long, fuzzy catkins, yellowish white, appearing in spring with the leaves.
Fruit:Small (1/4 inch), long-pointed, hairy capsules in oblong clusters; each capsule contains numerous small fuzzy seeds.
Twig:Slender, yellowish brown to red, may have some fuzz; red buds are large and pointed, with a single cap-like scale.
Bark:Gray to gray-brown, smooth with diamond shaped lenticels when young, later becoming shallowly fissured and scaly.
Form:Large shrub but often a small tree with a single, upright trunk and round crown, reaching 25 feet..

leaf flower fruit twig bark form map

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