Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus Salix, comprise around 350 species of typically deciduous trees and shrubs. They are primarily found on moist soils in cold and temperate regions.
At the base of the petiole, a pair of stipules form. These may fall in spring, or last for much of the summer or even for more than one year (marcescence).
Pollard willow and woodpile in the Bourgoyen-Ossemeersen, Ghent, Belgium
Salix × fragilis, with the common names crack willow and brittle willow, is a hybrid species of willow native to Europe and Western Asia. It is native to riparian habitats, usually found growing besid
In riparian habitat, Hesse, Germany
Salix fragilis Globosa crown 2
Salix fragilis Globosa crown