Question: Hi, I'm trying to ID a small tree. It's 12-15' tall and 6-8' wide, growing on the edge of a …
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Hi, I'm trying to ID a small tree. It's 12-15' tall and 6-8' wide, growing on the edge of a dry field with maples, oaks and white pine. Location: southern NH. Thank You
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awlwayslooking, it is hard to make a confident determination within this group of willows with images, but it appears to be Salix cinerea (gray willow). If you get a chance to peel the bark from two-year-old branches, you should see elongate ridges on the wood beneath the bark. If you do not see these, let me know and I can ponder the identification further.
