[rivergirl]

I have heard of a pussy willow with white flowers resembling serviceberry or star magnolia. Is this a pussy willow and if it is what is the common name and latin name?

[NCSULandscaper]

only pussy willow i have heard if is Salix caprea

[GLAN]

The only Pussy Willow I am aware of are the Weeping and Shrub.

The flower is almost unnoticeable.

I currently have a weeping in my back. Had a shrub in the back of the house we had in Northern Cali.

Our Church has one on the side of it as well.


I would like to mention that my church uses Pussy Willow branches for Palm Sunday as the Latin Churches use Palm Fronds.
The Pussy Willows are blessed for the congregation to take a branch on Palm Sunday.....

Reason why my Church uses the Willow branches is that we are Eastern Right Catholic....of which encompasses....Eastern Europe and Russia. The origin of the Eastern Right Church is Turkey.

It is the Pussy Willow that is native to the region and in bloom at the time of Palm Sunday