Willow Identification Key: Leaves long, long-pointed tip

Leaves more than 3 times as long as wide, lance shaped, with a long-pointed tip.

Leaf shapes. Salix pentandra (left) with elliptic leaves, Salix fragilis PN218 (right) with long, linear leaves.
Leaf shapes. Salix pentandra (left) with elliptic leaves, Salix fragilis PN218 (right) with long, linear leaves.

Tree weeping

Tree weeping

Golden weeping willow, Salix x sepulcralis 'Chyrsocoma&#39
Golden weeping willow, Salix x sepulcralis 'Chyrsocoma'

Tree not weeping

Tree not weeping; top shoots upright; sometimes lower branches drooping

Golden willow (Salix alba var. vitellina) and crack willow (Salix fragilis) in winter
Golden willow (Salix alba var. vitellina) and crack willow (Salix fragilis) in winter