Salix matsudana
'Tortuosa'
Dragon's Claw Willow
China
Small tree 30-35 feet tall, 15-20 feet wide with spreading branches.
Plants are
dioecious
with flowers in catkins. Male flowers with 2 stamens.
Flowers borne in spring.
Alternate leaves 2-3 inches long, narrow-lanceolate, whitish beneath, silky at first and then turning glabrous.
Spiral stems yellow or olive-green. Buds with single bud scale.
Fruit is a 2 valved capsule.
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