This week, we meet Black willow or Salix nigra. The black willow is one of several species of willow in Indiana, but it is the only tree-sized willow in the state. This species has long, narrow leaves ...

Now that April is here, we begin to look for some of the first signs of spring flowers. Some of those are quite small and ...

Black willow trees in our region usually begin producing fuzzy-appearing catkin flowers and reproduce between late March through April. Buttonbush also is intolerant of dry soils and grows best in ...

Black willow trees in our region usually begin producing fuzzy-appearing catkin flowers and reproduce between late March through April. Buttonbush also is intolerant of dry soils and grows best in ...

Although when growing in bare areas with few other plants around willow weed will scramble along the ground, it can also grow upright under some conditions such as within crops, becoming competitive ...