White willow and crack willow

The goat willow is extra plentiful in forests than any kind of various other willow. Its array consists of every one of Europe as well as expands far right into Asia. It grows from bog to high mountain altitudes and, unlike various other willows, is an important leader in woodlands where its seed startings colonize forest clearings up as well as felled areas. The male blossoms remain in sagging catkins 8 to 10 cm long, the female flowers terminal, in collections of two to five, ripening in the autumn right into a plum-like fruit with a brownish-green, semi-fleshy husk and also a brown corrugated nut. The entire fruit, including the husk, drops in October; the seed is relatively small as well as very hard. The black walnut was presented right into Europe in 1629. It is cultivated there as a forest tree for its excellent quality wood. It is a light-demanding varieties. The timber is used to make furniture and rifle stocks, as well as oil is pushed from the seeds. The butternut is native to North America, growing in the eastern component from the 35th parallel northwards to Canada. It happens in mixed, wide- leaved woods, together with rivers and also in hillside country, on deep, fertile soils, acquiring elevations of approximately 30 metres. The bark is grey, split by shallower fissures than those of the black walnut. Under excellent conditions it can acquire 30 metres in height. As in all walnuts the pith of the branches types plates and also dividers with air areas in between. The butternut is immune to frost as well as needs less abundant and also moist dirts than the black walnut.