The weeping willow is dioecious, meaning that the male and female flowers will grow on separate trees. The Weeping Willow was given its scientific name Salix Babylonica by Carl Linnaeus in the 18 th ...

The catkins are flowers that have yet to open, covered in fine, silver or gray fur, which serves as insulation to protect ...

Oak trees are a keystone species across the country ... mourning cloaks and sylvan hairstreaks. Willow flowers are also food ...

As suggested by its name, the leaves of willow weed are similar in shape to those of willow trees. These leaves usually have a distinctive ... which is why some farmers incorrectly call this weed ...

The Texas A&M Forest Service has highlighted the black willow, or Salix nigra, as January's riparian tree spotlight. Native to Texas, black willows thrive in wet ...