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tree of the family Salicaceae (Poplar, Willow).

False willow - daphné - Salix daphnoides, salix acutifolia
Origin: Europe, Central Asia, Himalayas.
Height: 5-8 meters.
Shape: spread, breadth up to 10 metres.
Habitat: cool and rich soil in very humid, half-shade with full light.
Foliage: deciduous. Its leaves, finely toothed, are dark green and shining over and green blue on the underside. Stems are purple, pubescents and vigorous.
Flowers: The very precocious catkins appear before leaves. Flowers are appreciated by the honeybees.
Use: it is planted insulated or in group, to hold banks or slopes and to limit erosion. It is a decorative shrub, notably in winter when its stems will bring colour to the garden.

Willow with leaves of rosemary, Salix rosmarinifolia,
recognizable by its narrow leaves, 10 cm long.

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Ash willow, Salix cinera: recognizable with its branching covered with white down.
Willow laurel, Salix pentandra, recognizable with its dark green, broad, oval leaves bright as on laurels; it is native to Central Europe and from Middle East.
Salix x chrysocoma, (" x " point out that it is an hybrid) recognizable by its golden branching; it can reach 20 m tall.
Salix matsuoda tortuosa, from China, recognizable by its branches and crooked stems; it can attain 12 m tall.