This is the ninth in a series of Nature Notes columns on Frederick County’s trees. Discover Frederick’s diverse array of trees on a self-guided walking tour. To see all of the trees, it should take ...

SPECIES: Salix matsundana (sa’liks mat-su-da’na) Tortuosa or Dragon’s Claw Willow. FORM: Fast-growing medium-sized tree. SIZE: 30 feet tall, 20 feet wide. EXPOSURE: Sun. LEAVES: Deciduous, meaning it ...

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 ...

I planted a corkscrew willow, Salix matsudana 'Tortuosa', only to discover it can grow to 6m. I don't want it to overshadow neighbours' gardens, and the local residents' group says I can transplant it ...

Best known for the graceful loosely curling shape of its branches, the Salix matsudana, commonly known as curly willow, is also known as the corkscrew willow, Pekin willow, Hankow willow, twisted-twig ...

An interesting plant in both look and texture is the Scarlet Curls corkscrew willow (Salix x ‘Scarcuzam’). This willow can grow as a tree, with one or multiple trunks, or as a multi-stemmed shrub. All ...

Fifteen years ago, there was no noticeable problem with invasive Carolina willows at Audubon’s Corkscrew Swamp Sanctuary. That changed. Corkscrew’s marshes and prairies, once dominated by diverse ...

Sally Stein plods through a knee-deep section of Lost Lake as flocks of black-bellied whistling ducks launch into the clear blue sky. Surrounded by a massive strand of budding cypress, Stein slides ...