Fantail willows with catkins grow in a garden in New Paltz, N.Y. Willows are among the more interesting shrubs and trees. Willows are among the more interesting shrubs and trees, especially this time ...

With the glowing red ball of sun ready to set, I walked through a savanna in Lake County to discover a multibranched, 6-foot-tall shrub covered with many silvery balls as soft — and about the same ...

The poplar trees down the street are starting to look like tree-versions of their close cousins the pussy willows. Little fuzzy catkins that look a lot like a typical pussy willow have opened up all ...

I recently found willow catkins just emerging from their bud covers, getting ready to shed and receive pollen and be visited by foraging insects. That started me thinking about willows and their roles ...

Those fuzzy little faces are starting to show up. You know, willow catkins. Pussy willows, if you like. They are the first flowers of, OK, not spring but the new year. And it makes me so happy to see ...

Willows are among the more interesting shrubs and trees, especially this time of year, when soft, gray pussycats curl up along their stems. Willows have other weirdnesses, too: Just look at the form ...

Willows are among the more interesting shrubs and trees, especially this time of year, when soft, gray pussycats curl up along their stems. Willows have other weirdnesses too: Just look at the form of ...

Not for me. Not in my yard. But if you’d like a pussy willow in your backyard, don’t let me stop you. Pussy willows are prized for the furry catkins that appear early in spring. The catkins won’t be ...

The willows that line Colorado’s waterways are a unique and important plant in our high mountain wetlands. They are a vital food source for wildlife, provide shelter for riparian creatures, and their ...

The season of willow catkins is almost gone, and I'm starting to miss it. For the past several weeks, those of us who live in Beijing have been bombarded by media accusations that these flying, ...