Sometimes it is not so easy to tell deciduous trees apart. Especially the willow comes in many different species, which sometimes hardly differ from each other. However, if you know which characteristics to look out for, it is easy to identify the exact variety. On this page you will find all relevant facts about Silber Weide. From growth habit to flowering time to origin and distribution. Acquire expert knowledge.
The white willow bears the name "alba" in Latin, meaning "white"
General
- Species: Alba
- Genus: Salix (Willow Family)
- Tree species: Deciduous, deciduous
- pioneer tree
- closely related to the weeping willow
- maximum age: up to 200 years
- Use: in parks, gardens, as a street tree or for planting along the banks
- Tree of the Year 1999
- Synonyms: White Willow
- toxic?: no
- frost hardy
habit
- maximum growth height: up to 25 meters
- first pointed, conical crown, later shapeless
bark/ stem
- Color of the bark: greyish, later black-grey
- Structure of the bark: first smooth, later cracked
- Color of the twigs: reddish, brown, partly yellowish
- Nature of the branches: thin and pliable
- Shallow roots, wide spread
leaves
- Arrangement: alternate
- Shape: lanceolate
- Leaf margin: serrate
- Length: up to 10 cm
- hairy on both sides
- Autumn colour: orange, yellow
Note: The silvery hairs on the leaves of the white willow give their foliage a greyish shimmer. This spectacle gave the white willow its name.
blossom
- Colour: grey-white
- Shape: cylindrical
- Size: 3-6cm
- male flowers yellow
- female flowers green, later white and fluffy
- Flowering time: April to May
- unisexual
- monoecious
- Fruits: capsule fruits
- Color of the fruit: green
- Fruit ripening: May to June
- Pollination by animals and the wind
origin and distribution
- indigenous
- found everywhere in Central Europe
location claims
- sunny to semi-shady
- sandy, loamy soil
- pH value: acidic to alkaline
- wet ground
- feels most comfortable in bodies of water
use in medicine
- Plant parts used: flower, leaves and bark
- contains painkiller salicin
- antipyretic
- against gout
- against rheumatism
- Component of aspirin tablets
- against insomnia
- antispasmodic
- hemostatic
Typical diseases
- cancer
- Willow Tangled Braid
- willow gall midge
- Willowfoam Planthopper
- willow borer
tree fungi
- Sparse squab
- Oyster Mushroom
- anistramete
- Scaly Porling
- honey fungus
- Sulfur Porling