black willow

Streamside North American

Black willow is a North American tree that grows along streams and riverbanks, the largest native willow on the continent.

Its dark, deeply furrowed bark gives it the name.

The wood is soft and light, used for pulp, crates, and artificial limbs.

Like other willows, it thrives in wet conditions and helps prevent erosion along waterways.

tree

bark

Sharp canine vocalization

catkin · roots · sapling · canopy · deciduous · seedling · crown · limbs · twig · foliage

medicinal

aspirin

Acetylsalicylic acid tablet

herbal · pain relief · anti-inflammatory · folk medicine · traditional medicine

wetland

riparian

Relating to riverbanks

  • swampWaterlogged land with vegetation
  • marshGrassy waterlogged lowland
  • floodplainFlood-prone riverside lowland

streambank · riverbank · bayou · bottomland · creek · pond · delta · erosion control · watershed · waterway

flexible

basketry

Art of weaving containers

supple · weaving · craftwork · wickerwork · pliable · springy · whippy · yielding · tensile · wattle

lumber

furniture

Movable room objects

  • millworkFactory-made wooden components
  • boxesSix-sided containers
  • cratesSturdy shipping containers

pulpwood · veneer · charcoal · woodworking · carving · lightweight · cricket bats · excelsior

Opposites
willow species contrast

black willowweeping willow

Tree with pendulous branches

white willow · pussy willow

color-named tree contrast

black willowwhite willow

European medicinal tree

white oak · white ash · white birch · red maple · blue spruce

habitat preference

black willowJoshua tree

Mojave's signature yucca

saguaro · mesquite

Family

black, willow, blackness, blacks, blackish, blacked, willows, blackening, blackly

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