201. Not Your Mother Tongue
Salix melanostachys?
Definitely NOT in my mother tongue. I sometimes wonder how anyone can be a botanist, when every plant has a name with at least 6 syllables. I’m more acquainted with this tree’s English name, the Black Pussy Willow. On a recent trip to our Arboretum, I photographed nine kinds of pussy willow trees, including the Black, Fantail, Big Catkin, and Japanese Pussy Willow.
Pussy willows are one of the first signs of spring in my part of the world. I love pussy willows!
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