Salix babylonica


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Noun1.Salix babylonica - willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to ChinaSalix babylonica - willow with long drooping branches and slender leaves native to China; widely cultivated as an ornamental
genus Salix, Salix - a large and widespread genus varying in size from small shrubs to large trees: willows
willow, willow tree - any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
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As shown in table 1, the most common allergic pollens were Mesquite, Ash, Acacia, Eucalyptus, Cedar, Sycamore, Maple, Fraxinus excelsior, Pinus, Birch, Hazel, Alder, Pine, Elm, Plane tree, Olive, Botrytis, Salicaceae, Frene, Salix babylonica, and Ailanthus altissima.
Dorothy Billington tree has everyone puzzled, however, my AYour 'guesstimate' is Salix babylonica 'Tortuosa', aka the contorted willow.
ASK DIARMUID QI 'guesstimate' is Salix babylonica 'Tortuosa', aka the contorted willow.
Salix babylonica has been used to solve the problems associated with aquifers contaminated with ethanol-blended gasoline [32] and studies of the biotransformation and metabolic response of cyanide and dieldrin [33, 34].
Zizphus sativa [20], Sterculia villosa [21] and Salix babylonica [22], however cyclic derivative has been isolated for the first time from any natural source.
Estos individuos fueron registrados perchando, vocalizando y forrajeando en arboles de pirul (Schinus molle), eucalipto (Eucalyptus sp.), palmera canaria (Phoenix canariensis), mezquite (Prosopis sp.), yuca (Yuccafilifera), encino (Quercus sp.) y sauce lloron (Salix babylonica), asi como en muros y edificios.
As a flower arranger my winter garden wouldn't be complete without those eccentric wonders of nature, Corylus Avellana, the Corkscrew Hazel and the much faster growing Salix Babylonica Tortuosa.