Salix purpurea — Purple Osier

A somewhat infrequent native bushy tree.

The blunt, short leaves are sometimes alternate and sometimes opposite. The buds are long and purplish. The male catkins are multicoloured, like psychedelic hairy caterpillars.

 
 

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