The margins are finely-toothed and the leaf tips quite tapered. The BARK becomes furrowed at a fairly young age, deeply furrowed with thick ridges with large trees. The wood is weak and large trees often have large broken branches from wind or ice storms. Black willow commonly grows singly or in small groups along roadsides and ditches. The leaf margins are finely-toothed .
Twigs are fairly flexible where black willow twigs snap easily.
An ornamental tree imported from northern China. Likely the most well-known willow. In winter, the willow looks almost dead due to its scrubby form and general appearance. Click on the blue to return to the Deciduous Summer Key or the Deciduous Winter Key . Click HERE to return to the home page.