The Pussy Willow

Posted by Morris J Chisholm Photography (Thunder Bay, Canada) on 9 May 2007 in Plant & Nature.

The Pussy Willow, (Salix discolor), is a small, weak-wooded tree, often grown for cut flowers. Cuttings of its branches can be planted and will grow into full shrubs. It is common to the northern forests and wetlands of Canada and Alaska.