Salix spp. of the family Salicaceae. There are almost 100 species from the genus Salix that have willow as all or part of one or more of their common names and I have no idea which of them are represented on this page. ALSO, there are at least another 70 unrealted species from about 30 genera that have willow as all or part of one or more of their common names and I have no idea whether or not some of those might be mixed in here as well.
my samples:
both sides of a sample plank of black willow / Salix nigra
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of corkscrew willow / Salix matsudana
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank of peachleaf willow / Salix amygdaloides
end grain and end grain closeup of the piece directly above
plank and end grain. I've been told that there are many different "willows" with significant variations in grain pattern. I don't know which one this is. I will attempt to get more information.
end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides and both ends of a sample piece listed as "crack" willow
end grain closeup of the piece directly above
both sides of a sample plank sold to me as weeping willow / Salix babylonica --- the crack in this sample plank is not a big deal but is not unusual in the frequent poor quality of the samples I bought from the IWCS
end grain and end grain closeup of the sample plank directly above
veneer with a light curl
veneer
a cube, approximately 2" on each side, of spalted weeping willow cut from a stump in my back yard and treated with lindseed oil about 20 years before this pic was taken and not touched in between.
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
bigelow willow (Salix lasiolepis) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are avaiable for all 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
black willow (Salix nigra) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are avaiable for all 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
golden willow (Salix nuttalli) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are avaiable for all 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
longstalk willow (Salix caroliniana; Hough has it listed as S. longipes, which is now considered just a synonym for S. caroliniana) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are avaiable for all 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
Missouri willow (Salix eriocephala; Hough has it listed as Salix missouriensis which is now considered just a synonym for S. eriocephala) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are avaiable for all 3 views.
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
peach willow (Salix amygdaloides) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are avaiable for all 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
red bush willow (Salix laevigata) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are avaiable for all 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
sandbar willow (Salix fluviatilis) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are avaiable for all 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
silky willow (Salix sitchensis) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are avaiable for all 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
Western willow (Salix lasiandra) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are avaiable for all 3 views
flat cut, quartersawn, end grain
white willow (Salix alba) from The Wood Book --- both levels of enlargement are avaiable for all 3 views
web pics
log section
flat cut plank
quartersawn plank
planks
plank listed as "diamond" willow
end grain of a piece specifically listed as Salix caprea and with the common name European goat willow
end grain of a piece listed as weeping willow
planks and closeup
planks listed as "black" willow --- I have not researched whether that's just a trade name or designates a subspecies.
plank --- color seems unlikely to me (too rich)
veneer with a color and vibrancy that is outside my (admittedly limited) experience of this species
curly veneer
tree sections, all from the same vendor (same tree, for that matter). The last one was listed as "crotch" but I'm not impressed.
bowl blank and closeups
bowl blanks
bowl blank listed as black willow
listed as half of a broken bowl blank --- appears to be curly and the color is so rich that I wonder if perhaps it has been moistened in some way.
this was listed as willow veneer, but it looks EXACTLY like a batch of veneer that I bought that was listed (I believe correctly) as European cherry, so I'll do some more research.
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