willow

The willow tree is a tree species of the willow genus in the family Salicaceae. Branches cylindrical, pith center nearly circular; Without apical buds, lateral buds usually adhere closely to the branches, and the bud scales are single; Leaves alternate, sparsely opposite, usually narrow and long, mostly lanceolate, with feather like veins, serrated or entire, short petioles, stipules, often serrated; The catkin inflorescence is upright or obliquely spreading, with bracts entire, and the pistil composed of 2 carpels; Capsule with 2 lobes; The seeds are small and often dark brown. The flowering period is from February to March, and the fruiting period is from March to April. The name willow comes from the head wood operation method of willow trees. The result of the Toumu homework is to preserve the trunk of the tree in order to continuously utilize the branches. The pronunciation of the character "Liu" is the same as that of "Liu", hence the name "Liu Shu".