ID: 008

1 Buds alternate

35 Spines absent

38 Buds flat against stem

39 One bud scale/scales absent

62 One bud scale, bud smooth

63 Buds brown

65 Buds hairless

= CRACK WILLOW

Name: Crack Willow, Salix fragilis

Notes:

Comparing against the description by Price and Bersweden (2013, p.23): Twigs are "usually hairless but sometimes slightly downy". The image to right shows a slightly downy twig.

This tree is next to the river Great Ouse and this species is "usually found growing on the banks of rivers and streams".

Buds are "spiralling". Occasionally some bud tips were curving away from the stem like a "duck's beak", as shown in the image to right.