Salix pentandra ( Laurel Willow )
This is a bushy , spread out , deciduous tree diagram , to 30′ tall and wide , with dark greenish - dark-brown branches . Leaves are ovate , finely - toothed , shiny , deep dark-green above , underside lite park , up to 5″ foresightful . Showy , yellow , male catkins with yellow anther , and green female catkins , to 2″ long . A beautiful specimen by water , but do n’t plant this Sir Herbert Beerbohm Tree anywhere near a septic system or its lines or you and the Roto - Rooter serviceman will recognize each other on a first name basis ....