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GOAT WILLOW, PUSSY WILLOW or SALLOW
Salix Caprea (Salicaceae)

Name origins

Shape,

Height,

Bark,

Leaves

History,

Uses

Practical

Herbal

Mythology and tradition

"Down by the Sally Gardens, my love and I did meet" - W. B Yeates

The Goat Willow is so-called because goats enjoy eating it.

This is a native of Culm.

Pictured right are some male flowers.

The leaves are about 5 cm in length.

In Autumn the seed can be seen on the trees like bunches of cotton wool. As soon as there is a wind they blow around all over the place.

In the winter it effectively acts as a canvas for all the mosses and lichens.
   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Page last updated 1st January 2004

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