My mother had this Salix discolor "pussy willow" in a pot but helped me plant it on the steep slope below my parent's house. It looks like just a stick right now but will eventually have pretty little flowers (called catkins) and make nice cuttings for flower arrangements.
Family: Salicaceae (sal-i-KAY-see-ee)
Genus: Salix (SAL-iks)
Species: discolor (DIS-kol-or)
Family: Hippocastanaceae
Genus: Aesculus
Species: californica
The first of four box elders we planted on mother's day.
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo
The second of four box elders we planted on mother's day.
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo
The third of four box elders we planted on mother's day.
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo
The fourth of four box elders we planted on mother's day.
Family: Sapindaceae
Genus: Acer
Species: negundo
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