Question: Hi, This small tree is growing along side white pine, oak and maple. The tree is appox. 15' tall and …
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Question
Hi, This small tree is growing along side white pine, oak and maple. The tree is appox. 15' tall and the crown spread appox. 10' wide. Hope you can identify it. Thank You
Answer
alwayslooking, your plant may be Salix cinerea (gray willow). The ridges on the stems suggest this identification. But to confirm this, we would need to peel the bark on the two-year-old branches and identify if there are fine, elongate ridges on the wood. Salix cinerea is a non-native species that looks much like the native Salix humilis and Salix bebbiana. I hope this helps.
