White Willow (Salix alba)
Impressive medium-sized deciduous tree with highly arched, wide round crown. Pleasantly scented yellow catkins appear with the leaves in spring. The White Willow mainly grows along river banks and in alluvial plains.
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Erscheinungsbild
Impressive medium-sized deciduous tree with highly arched, wide round crown. Pleasantly scented yellow catkins appear with the leaves in spring. The White Willow mainly grows along river banks and in alluvial plains.
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Blätter
Lance-like, 6-12cm long, 1.5-2.5cm wide, leaf stem 0.5-1.5cm long. Serrated edge. Leaves are green above, pale blue-green below, turn yellow-green in autumn.
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Blatt Oberseite
Lance-like, 6-12cm long, 1.5-2.5cm wide, leaf stem 0.5-1.5cm long. Serrated edge. Leaves are green above, pale blue-green below, turn yellow-green in autumn.
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Blatt Unterseite
Lance-like, 6-12cm long, 1.5-2.5cm wide, leaf stem 0.5-1.5cm long. Serrated edge. Leaves are green above, pale blue-green below, turn yellow-green in autumn.
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Blüten
Flowering period IV-V, yellow catkins up to 7cm long appear with the leaves.
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Früchte
2-lobed capsule with numerous seeds. Seeds with silky hair.
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Rinde
Grey-brown bark with shallow furrows or regular chambers. Branches are yellow or yellowish-green.
Anwendung
Open fields, pioneer tree, tip afforestation, stabilization of shores and hillsides, biological engineering, soil improvement, wind-break, forage for honey-bees, parks, urban areas, roadside verges, topiary
Heimatgebiete
Europe, Western Asia, Northern Asia, Siberia
Standortparameter
Light: full sun to semi-shady, temperature: warm to cool, soil: dry to moist, stagnant moisture: to be avoided, soil structure: heavy to normal, soil depth: shallow to deep, compaction: to be avoided, soil quality: medium to high, pH value
Ansprüche
Sun; heat-tolerant, frost-hardy; fresh to wet, tolerates flooding, on all nutrient-rich alkaline substrates, including clay soils; tolerates urban climates, wind-resistant, moderately tolerant of salt
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Height of growth: 6m to 25m, spread:10m to 15m, rapid growth potential, growth habits: wide, loose, spreading
Blätter
Lance-like, 6-12cm long, 1.5-2.5cm wide, leaf stem 0.5-1.5cm long. Serrated edge. Leaves are green above, pale blue-green below, turn yellow-green in autumn.
Blüten
Flowering period IV-V, yellow catkins up to 7cm long appear with the leaves.
Früchte
2-lobed capsule with numerous seeds. Seeds with silky hair.
Rinde
Grey-brown bark with shallow furrows or regular chambers. Branches are yellow or yellowish-green.
Wurzel
Surface-rooting, fine root system, expansive root system