White Willow
White Willow male tree by river Coly, Devon.
Male catkins on tree
Male catkin with downy peduncle
Close-up of male flowers: 2 stamens per flower
Pubescent scales and bases of filaments
Close-up of scales
White Willow female tree streamside,West Dorset
Female catkins on tree
Close- up of female catkin.
More mature female catkin
Close-up of female flowers: 2-lobed stigmas.
Downy peduncle of female catkin
Fruiting catkins and leaves.
Silvery leaves
Leaves - minutely toothed
Close-up of leaf surface with appressed hairs
Olive green twig in May
Tree with fissured grey-brown bark

Female tree in winter

"Coloured" twigs in winter