Which Willow
For the last month or so, quite a number of trees have been busy. It's a veritable orgy of tree sex going on right now. I'm almost embarrassed to mention Hooker's willow (for obvious reasons). But they have been blooming, and are almost done for the year. I'm sure many have noticed the pussy willows, and perhaps collected them as table ornaments.
Not so flamboyant are two willows I've been trying to separately identify for years. Scoulers and Sitka willows are very difficult to tell apart unless one can count the stamen. Trouble is, I've never seen either in bloom!
So fellow naturalists, should you notice a tree you think might be either of these species, please document the flower structure. Or better yet, alert me to its location.
Thank you,
Kurt
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Which willow is the one I have laying down behind my house?
A state sponsored survey done a number of years ago did not list Scoulers Willow for Marrowstone. So, unless we can determine otherwise, that downed tree is Salix sitchensis or Sitka willow. Basically, all the willows we have, unless introduced, are Pacific willow with the shaggy bark, Hookers willow which is in full flamboyant bloom right now, and smooth barked Sitka willow.
Thanks
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