The hairs are insulation, protecting the flowers inside the buds against cold weather until they bloom in late March or early April. “Pussy willow is a large shrub or small tree that can be part ...

For most spring-flowering trees and shrubs, forcing can be done as soon as the buds on the branches begin to swell in late ...

but it is the only tree-sized willow in the state. This species has long, narrow leaves with short leaf stems, which are held alternately on slender, flexible twigs. Willows have a single scale ...