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Definition of Silky willow
1. Noun. Small shrubby tree of western North America (Alaska to Oregon).
Group relationships: Genus Salix, Salix
Generic synonyms: Willow, Willow Tree
2. Noun. North American willow with greyish silky pubescent leaves that usually blacken in drying.
Group relationships: Genus Salix, Salix
Generic synonyms: Willow, Willow Tree
Lexicographical Neighbors of Silky Willow
Literary usage of Silky willow
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Guide to the Trees by Alice Lounsberry (1900)
"It establishes itself along the borders of woods and often in dry soil as well
as remains faithfully by the side of streams. silky willow. (Plate XX/. ..."
2. The American Botanist edited by Willard Nelson Clute (1921)
"The leaves are rather silvery or light colored beneath. , The silky willow, Salix
sitchensis, is a very beautiful shrub or tree on account of the leaves, ..."
3. Select Extra-tropical Plants, Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1891)
"The Huntingdon or silky willow of Europe, originally of North- Africa, ...
It is positively known, that the silky willow will live to an age of 150 years, ..."
4. The flora of Harrow by James Cosmo Melvill (1876)
"In abundance on Harrow Weald and Stanmore Commons, where occur both the varieties,
S.fusca, Sm. (Dwarf silky willow), and S. prostrata, Sm. (Prostrate Silky ..."
5. Check List of the Forest Trees of the United States: Their Names and Ranges by George Bishop Sudworth (1898)
"Naturalized in few localities in Atlantic region. Salix sitchensis Sans.
silky willow. RANGE.—Alaska to southern California (Santa Barbara)—roast region. ..."
6. Select Extra-tropical Plants Readily Eligible for Industrial Culture Or by Ferdinand von Mueller (1884)
"The Huntingdon or silky willow of Europe, originally probably from Middle Asia.
... It is positively known that the silky willow will live to an age of 150 ..."
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