What is different from the willow willow?Few thought about it, because everybody thought it was just two names for the same plant.However, you should know this more than you know.
family willow
are wonderful in their own way and something like willow and willow.The difference between them is still there.
Willow - is a deciduous plant (shrub or tree).Types of his differ primarily by their appearance.Generally, there are about 600 species of this genus.
All willow family in Russia has more than 120 species: chernotal, weeping willow, willow, belotal, molokita, willow, shelyuga, goat willow and many others.
This plant unimaginable desire for life: any process, branch or tree stump, stuck in the ground, quickly covered by numerous shoots.
How to distinguish from willow willow?Speaking of these two plants, many believe that we are talking about a plant, but it is not.They belong to the same genus (family) - willow.The differences they have.
Some species of the genus called willow willow.For example: aquifolium willow, goat willow, willow thymelaeaceae etc.
Signs associated with the willow.What people believe?
Many people hope linked and associated with willow:
- Against the wind tossed the branch will help quell the storm, and thrown into the flames of the fire - calm fire.
- Willow branches attached to the gate, driving away all evil spirits.
- With willow branches can even find the treasure.
- Earlier in the very first grazing cattle driven by a willow.
and other ancient beliefs
- ancient Slavs called willow Perunova vine.
- children bathed earlier health in broth willow twigs.
- This ancient Slavic rite - a wedding around the willow.
- Lithuanian peasant woman praying at the willow in the old days, that it has helped them - gave the child.
- also in ancient times believed that Willow helps eloquence.In this regard, it was called the tree of poets and singers.
- China willow is a symbol of spring and female beauty, ductility, and softness.
- And the Jews in ancient times was called willow symbol unhappiness, sadness, sorrow, death, funeral (this is a weeping willow).
- In Japan, this plant also brings sorrow and weakness.However, it bears and tenderness, and grace, and peace and permanence.
Verba (Krasnotal) - Tree Palm Sunday.This Christian spring festival, dedicated to the entry of Christ into Jerusalem.Jews greeted him vayami - willow branches Jerusalem - or branches of date palms.
What is different from the willow willow?
spring, when the trees just appear kidneys are no leaf, willow responds to the first spring sun rays.She encouraged all her soft, wonderfully soft and fluffy white buds.A willow starts to blossom with the other plants.And unlike willow, it fine yellowish-green buds.
They differ, and the color of its bark.At Willow she reddish-brown, while the willow - grayish-green.
How to distinguish from willow willow in other ways?In willow thin and flexible branches covered with sharp elongated leaves.And the willow stiff and thick branches are wide and semi-circular leaves.
also have different habitats.Verba can grow almost anywhere, and a willow - mostly near lakes, rivers, marshes, ditches, iewhere there is water.
species and varieties of willow
continues to talk about how to distinguish from willow willow.Willows are drafty, transparent crown, with flexible, thin and delicate branches, which bloom narrow, pointed, elongated leaves.Most of these plants are 15 m high, but can be higher - up to 40 m. There are also dwarf small willow.
Some varieties of willows:
1. Salix fragilis - a tree up to 15 meters high and 8 meters wide.Sometimes it has a slightly curved shape, and even with two barrels.It grows in the territories of Europe and to Asia.
2. goat willow - a rather large shrub or tree up to 12 m and a width of up to 6 meters with a short trunk and a round crown.It grows mainly in Central Asia and in Europe.
3. Salix purpurea - a large 10-meter tree.In nature, it is growing in Central Asia and in central Europe.
4. creeping willow.The inflorescence of a willow have a lovely pink, silver and fluffy (woolly) scales.It can be grown in the garden, and in the container or container - on the balcony.
5. Salix alba - large tree up to 25 meters high and 15 meters wide.It is found throughout Europe.This plant is not only extraordinarily beautiful crown, and the original color of the shoots in summer - a brownish-red in spring - bright yellow.
6. Willow Babel - a miraculous weeping tree form.One of the most beautifully decorated gardens and parks in the south of Russia.Hailing the willow from Northern and Central China.Height - not more than 15 meters, width - 9 meters.
Willow aquifolium - Willow
This willow, as well as several other species of willows (mentioned above), and is called willow.Willow aquifolium - shrub or tree up to 8 meters with oval crown.Stems soft and flexible willow, purple-reddish color with a nice bluish tinge.
she leaves linear-lanceolate, longish and pointed.They are shiny on top of the green, the bottom - glaucous.
This type of plant is one of the most unpretentious to any growing conditions.It propagated by cuttings, and even bars.
answer to the question of how to distinguish willow willow given.But this plant not only looks great in nature, but also useful.
willow branches convenient to weave beautiful baskets, furniture, mats, various decorations for decoration of home and garden design.Willow used to do barrel hoops and the very beautiful arc for horses, which perfectly rang silver bells ...
