The Weeping Willow and the Pussy Willow are members of the salix family: both produce nature's "aspirin." The pussy willow is dioecious, that is, there are female and male plants. The female's bud or catkin is white, the male's is red. In the photograph of the female catkin the protective scale has split and the catkin emerges. The male no longer has its protective scale; it displays a "furry" covering over smaller "buds."
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