Black Willow; Swamp Willow; Goodding Willow Scientific Name: Salix nigra
Description: Large tree with one or more straight and usually leaning trunks, upright branches, and narrow or irregular crown. Height: 60-100'. Diameter: 1.5-2.5'
Habitat: Wet soils of banks of streams and lakes, especially flood plains, often in pure stands and with cottonwoods.
Range: S. New Brunswick and Maine south to NW. Florida, west to S. Texas, and north to SE. Minnesota.
Type: Tree Source:National Audubon Society, Field Guide to North American Trees: Western Region
Photograph: Bill Cook, Michigan State University from www.forestryimages.org. |
