Growing Woody Crops – Page 2 – Blue Mountain Baskets

Fall 2017

These are photos of suspect Willows that grows naturally in our area. We are in a cold part of Zone 4 up on the highest elevations in the Blue Mountains. Some leaves appear to be hybrids of the broader and more slender leaves of other stands. Does anyone recognize hints of what species might be? I’ve numbered the photos for reference if you would like to post a thought in a comment. I will continue to document them through the seasons to include photos of their pussy willows and stems.

I am communicating with our local Grey-Sauble Conservation Authority and the Niagara Escarpment Commission to see if they can help me identify natural Willow species in this area. I will keep you posted on what I find out! There are masses of willow growth along our roads. I live in an area that used to be a small settlement in the lumber era, so I am also not sure if someone had introduced a sally patch decades or a century ago in this area.