Kashmir willow (Male Plant) from Srinagar

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Dear members,

Am posting photos of Kashmir Willow  (Salix alba  var caerulea (Sm)Rech f.) a species endemic to Kashmir and Ladakh in the Himalayas (Flora of Kashmir Himalaya by U.Dhar and P.Kacharoo p.169)).

Habitat: Cultivated. Propagated exclusively from cuttings especially along fallow lands on the banks of rivers and streams.

Habit; Tree. Height 10-20 meters. Leaves finely toothed, lanceolate,1cmX10cm, silky white below, petioles very short.

Flowers in dense catkins appear before the leaves  in late February and early march. Male catkins are  bright yellow and form a prominent feature of the landscape  in Feb-March. Male flower has two stamens.

It is economically very important. Cricket bats are made from the wood. The boughs along with the leaves are cut and dried in the Autumn and called Bache in Kashmiri. They are used to feed livestock in winter when the ground is covered with snow.

Regards

taffazull

Notes on photos:

Photo1: Tree with catkins  in early march before the appearance of leaves

Photo2: Tree after appearance of leaves

Photo6: Note bract,2 stamens and nectaries at base

Photo7: Sticky pollen grains form clumps

[Alka Khare]

Taffazull ji

I did come across these trees around Tangmarg in the 3rd week of April 2023. They really looked beautiful.

Regards

Alka Khare

[J.M. Garg]

Beautiful images. 

Yes, appears close to images at 
https://efloraofindia.com/2011/12/27/salix-alba-1/

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With regards,
J.M.Garg

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Dear Garg ji,

Thanks for confirmation

Regards

Taffazull