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White Willow

©Brian Eversham

White Willow

©Brian Eversham

White willow

So-named for the silvery-white appearance of its leaves, the White willow can be seen along riverbanks, around lakes and in wet woodlands. Like other willows, it produces catkins in spring.

Enw gwyddonol

Salix alba

Pryd i'w gweld

January to December

Gwybodaeth am rywogaethau

Ystadegau

Height: 20-25m
Common.

Ynghylch

The White willow is a large, fast-growing willow tree found along riverbanks, around lakes and in wet woodland. Its flowers appear in spring and its male catkins are long and yellow; male and female flowers grow on separate trees.
Like many of our native trees, it provides nectar for bees, food for caterpillars and nesting sites for birds.

Sut i'w hadnabod

The White willow can appear silvery-white due to the colour of the undersides of its silky, narrow leaves. It has upswept branches and often leans. It can be distinguished from Crack willow by its shorter leaves with hairy undersides.

Dosbarthiad

Widespread.

Roeddech chi yn gwybod?

The Cricket-bat willow, from which cricket bats are traditionally made, is a cultivated variety of the White Willow.