The pussy willow
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Ah, the pussy willow. The perfect addition to your ornamental garden! The Chinese use pussy willows as a decoration during part of the lunar new year. But what exactly is this plant?


Pussy Willow Plant Profile




Plantwatch: Pussy willow | Plants | The Guardian
The furry catkins of pussy willows are one of spring's earliest harbingers. If you have the proper conditions, you can grow this shrub in your yard. Proper pruning allows you to show off these plants with maximum impact in your landscape. Pussy willows are dioecious , with the male pussy willow trees producing catkins earlier than the female trees and therefore being more highly prized. The catkins of males yield numerous tiny flowers full of pollen later in spring, and when the blooms reach this point they are not considered decorative for floral cuttings. The female catkins bear flowers of their own that receive the males' pollen via flies and bees. The oval leaves come out after the catkins.



Pussy willow
P ussy willows are out, the small furry catkins of grey or goat willows, and a sure sign of spring. The grey-coloured catkins are now bursting with golden yellow pollen, but have probably come out too early for Palm Sunday, which falls on 13 April this year, when sprays of pussy willow are often used as "palms" for processions in churches. Willows are much underrated. Growing in wet ground by rivers, canals and lakes, their tangle of roots helps to bind the soil and stops the ground slipping.





The Garden has reopened! Advance tickets are required. At the tail end of winter, fuzzy nubs start to appear along the branches of pussy willows. What are those little nubs? Are they seeds?


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