Agriculture: Willows produce a modest amount of nectar from which bees can make honey, and are especially valued as a source of early pollen for bees.Poor people at one time often ate willow catkins that had been cooked to form a mash.

Photos and description of Pussy Willow (Salix discolor) – Ontario Trees and Shrubs

One of my earliest, and fondest gardening memories is of the pussy willow in my grandman’s back yard. There stood a clump of what Gramps always called “French” willows, which bore incredibly fat, cottony catkins – far bigger than any I had seen before.

A special treat for you and your garden! One of the earliest shrubs to bloom in spring, the flowers of the Pussy Willow are called catkins. Long, slender, coffee-brown branches are lined with these fat, fluffy silver-pink fuzzy clusters in early April.

A Weeping Pussy Willow tree is a beautiful addition to a garden. Here are care tips, video included, to keep this small, attractive tree healthy & looking its best.

Do you love the fluffy “catkins” or buds that the pussy willow produces every spring? Here you’ll learn everything you need to grow your own pussy willows!

The Pruning Of A Weeping Pussy Willow This Weeping Pussy Willow got a very bad pruning (actually hacking!) job done to it. It looked like a round, green lolly pop!

Pussy Willow Is a Pussy Willow a tree, a shrub or a bush? What did you guess? Early in the life of a Pussy Willow Tree (did you catch the clue), it …

Pussy Willow is a classic plant that brightens up indoor spaces in late winter. It has a long traditional association with Easter and spring, as the fat, fuzzy buds quickly sprout into large, bright-yellow bottle-brush flowers when cut branches are brought indoors.

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