How many kinds of willows are there in the world? When does it usually sprout, blossom and bear fruit?

When it comes to willow catkins, everyone will think of a picture of a summer pond. So how many kinds of willows are there in the world? When does it usually sprout, blossom and bear fruit? According to the relevant data, willow is the general name of willow, glandular willow, weeping willow, white willow, round-headed willow, purple willow and so on. There are more than 520 kinds of running water in the world, mainly in the temperate regions of the northern hemisphere, followed by cold zones, few in the tropics and southern hemispheres, and no wild species in Oceania. There are 257 species, 122 varieties and 33 forms in China. It is produced in all provinces and regions. In addition, willows generally sprout in spring, bloom synchronously, the latter leaves bloom first, and the flowers are generally white (some are red), flowering generally in March-April of the Gregorian calendar, February-March of the lunar calendar (who knows fine leaves, the first warm and cold February spring breeze is like willow sprouting), a month later, that is, April-May fruit ripens, willow catkins float all over the sky, and then the leaves wither in autumn.

There are many kinds of willows and they are easy to cross. The hybrid has strong growth potential and adaptability, and is easy to reproduce asexually, so it can be selected from natural or artificial hybrid populations and excellent clone varieties can be obtained through asexual propagation. in addition, a large number of high quality seedlings can be obtained quickly by the method of plant tissue culture. The breeding of garden ornamental should focus on improving its branches, leaves and tree shape, so as to improve the ability of anti-pollution and resistance to pruning and shaping.

The willow has a beautiful shape, leaves and blossoms early, and is full of green trees in early spring. it is one of the main tree species in the north temperate park. Such as weeping willow and Korean weeping willow, there are slender drooping branches, such as eyebrow willow leaves. A variety of shrubs and willows that are resistant to pruning and can be cultivated into shrubs of various shapes or hedges. The willow is the most suitable for waterside greening in the landscape, such as "Liu Lang Wen Ying" in Hangzhou West Lake and "Taoxi Liu Bank" in Guiyang Huaxi. There are still many beautiful willow trees to be developed, such as big-leaf willow, large leaves, magnolia-like branches, purple-red branches, red and yellow flowers, and red styles and stigmas of female plants. In addition, there are more than 20 kinds of alpine willows with only 5~30cm in height, creeping or erect branches, twisted, different shapes, long life and easy survival, so they are good materials for making bonsai gardens. Often used for ornamental gardens

Community, garden, school, factory, hillside, courtyard, roadside, in front of buildings. When in full bloom, the branches spread in all directions, making the courtyard green strips, with high ornamental value; it is actually an ideal tree species for beautifying the courtyard. Strong resistance to air pollution and dust, suitable for growing in urban gardens, especially in pools or streams.

Attached: willow trees with red flowers: string of money willows

String of money willow, alias: hanging branch red thousand layer, bottle brush tree, multi-flower red thousand layer, red bottle brush. Native to Australia, the branches are soft and drooping, like weeping willows, and the flowering shape is similar to the red bottle brush, so it is also known as the red brush. After it was introduced to Taiwan, some people called it the western willow according to its tree shape.

Salix mandshurica is a small evergreen tree of the myrtle family and the genus Artemisia. The flowers are red and the red silk is very long, surrounded by long clusters of flowers. Each tree blossoms dozens of red flowers in March every year, like red bottle brushes hanging on the soft branches of the tree swaying in the wind, graceful, bright red petals against the green leaves, beautiful and eye-catching.

In any case, the Australian willow from the southern hemisphere is not as affectionate and meaningful as the Liuqiao willow!