Fig. 47.

[Illustration: FIG. 47.--Weeping Willow.]

Form and size: It grows to large size.

Range: Asia and Europe and naturalized in eastern United States.

Soil and location: Prefers moist places near streams and ponds.

Enemies: None of importance.

Value for planting: The weeping willow has a special ornamental effect
in cemeteries and along lakes and river banks in parks.

Commercial value: It is used in the United States for charcoal and for
fuel.

Comparisons: The _pussy willow_ (_Salix discolor_) may easily be told
from the other willows by its small size; it is often no higher than
a tall shrub. Its branches are _reddish green_ and the buds are dark
red, smooth and glossy. The predominating color of the twigs and
buds in the pussy willow is therefore a shade of _red_, while in the
weeping willow it is _yellowish green_.



GROUP VII. TREES TOLD BY THEIR BARK OR TRUNK: SYCAMORE, BIRCH, BEECH,
BLUE BEECH, IRONWOOD, AND HACKBERRY