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Species:
Salix fragilis L.
(Salix fragilis L.)
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Genus:
Salix
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Family:
Salicaceae
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Group:
Angiosperms
Habitus
higher shrub up to 15 m
crown is spherical, irregular, thin, leafy mainly around the perimeter
branches are crooked,
fragile !
bark in youth is brown -gray, later gray, coarsely netcracked bork
Buds
they are built after a spiral
they are elongatedly conical
packaging scale is one, brown to gray – brown
Shoots
they are weakly square, gray - yellow, shiny
older branches are brown,
fragile - brittle !
Leaves (assimilation organs)
leaves are simple, lanceolate, long tossed, 7 - 16 x 2 - 3 cm large, along the edge they are serrated,
widest in the lower third !
upper side is dark green, shiny
back side of the leaf is lighter blue
stalk is up to 2 cm long
Flowers
Dybonomous wood
flowers are catkins
it blooms in April simultaneously with the development of leaves respectively just before the leaves are developed
Fruits – seeds
the fetus is a capsule
capsules are arranged up to 8-10 cm long teddy complies
they ripen at the end of May to early June
Extension
the original extension is difficult to determine
throughout Europe, except for the cold Nordic, Atlantic and Mediterranean parts of Europe
it is also widespread in Asia Minor and Caucasus
it grows especially in mountainous areas
in Slovakia along watercourses from lowlands to 900 ( 1,300) m above the sea level
It does not grow naturally in the floodplain forests!
Ecology
it is distinctly light loving tree
it tolerates floods and fluctuations in groundwater levels
worse tolerates stagnant groundwater
it is resistant to cold
it grows in frost basins
Significance
Like white willow – it is important for water management, strengthening the banks of watercourses
amelioration
from the heads of the willows are obtained twigs for various purposes (production of wicker baskets, ...)
From history
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