Q: I am writing about a pussy willow tree I planted in my backyard in early August 2018. I have wanted one for some time and found one on sale at a discount department store. It didn’t have much info ...

So even though only a couple of willow species are commonly called pussy willows, a number of other species also have decorative -- or weird -- catkins. Some of the willows already mentioned make ...

Weeping willow trees are stately if short-lived plants in large landscapes. Place them behind a big pond, away from failing pipes or septic tanks, and they will bestow an agreeably melancholy air ...

The species (Codariocalyx motorius), also called semaphore plant, has fascinated botanists — like Charles Darwin — for generations. Telegraph plants feature large, hinged leaves, each with a ...

The name is most often applied to the North American native deciduous shrub, Salix discolor, though European species S. caprea and S. cinerea are also sometimes called pussy willow.