The Willow
July 5, 2022
Salix spp., S. babylonica
![Salix spp., S. babylonica By Garitzko (Own work) [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://echoesofthegarden.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Trauerweide-web.jpg)
S. viminalis
![S. viminalis By Unukorno (Own work) [CC BY 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://echoesofthegarden.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Salix_viminalis_Korb-Weide-web.jpg)
S. dicolor
![S. dicolor User:Boston [CC BY-SA 3.0 (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0)], via Wikimedia Commons](https://echoesofthegarden.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/PussyWillowBoston-web.jpg)
S.matsudana
![S.matsudana [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons](https://echoesofthegarden.net/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/Salix.bab_.Tortuosa02-web.jpg)
I have always had willows around me wherever I've lived. I played under them as a child and planted them as an adult. I've come to love them but even I admit that while they're beautiful, they're hardly showy. It's surprising how large an impact this plant has had on human lives and how long ago we met. Let's get started. I look forward to getting to know my old friend better.