Pussy Willows - Salik

Above: Rose-Gold Pussy Willow in UW-Madison Arboretum's Longenecker Gardens (4/01/21).

Pussy Willows of the University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum's Longenecker Gardens:

Rose-gold Pussy Willow - Salik Gracilistyla
Nesu Neko Willow - Salik X CV Mesu Neko
Variegated Bigcatkin Willow - Salik Gracilistyla CV Variegata
Giant Pussy Willow - Salik Chaenomeloides

Above: Giant Pussy Willow in UW-Madison Arboretum on March 24, 2021.

Above: Big Catkin Pussy Willow in UW-Madison Arboretum on April 1, 2021.

Above: Nesu Neko Willow in UW-Madison Arboretum on April 1, 2021.

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Pussy Willow


by Scottish author, Elizabeth Gordon

Pussy Willow said, "Meow!

Wish some one would tell me how

Other kittens get around

And roll and frolic on the ground."

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For information on Wisconsin's native Pussy Willow (Salix discolor), visit the UW-Madison Wisconsin State Herbarium website page about Pussy Willow - Salix discolor .

Below: Nesu Neko Willow: (UW-Wisconsin Arboretum)

Below: Rose-Gold Willow: (UW-Wisconsin Arboretum)

Below: Giant Pussy Willow: (UW-Wisconsin Arboretum)

Below: Bigcatkin Willow: (UW-Wisconsin Arboretum)

Below: Pussy Willow (Salix discolor): (UW-Wisconsin Arboretum)

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