Plants and Flowers in Central Tokyo & Japanese Culture by Kei Narujima　東京の草花＆つぶやき

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Weeping Willow (Salix Babylonica)　シダレヤナギ（枝垂柳）

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

Weeping willow trees are native to China, coming to Japan during the Nara period (710 to 794). The trees are known for their highly flexible, long, and pendulous twigs, under which ghosts are said to appear in Japan. The flowers, however, are unexpectedly pretty. The willows are dioecious and I think those in these pictures are male.

2026/3/15

Rose-Gold Pussy Willow (Salix Gracilistyla)　ネコヤナギ（猫柳）

英語の後に日本語が続きます。

They were fluffy buds in mid-February (6th photo) and today they're fully open, partly frozen in an unexpectedly cold weather (3rd photo). They're rose-gold pussy willow flowers (Salix gracilistyla). The rose-gold pussy willow is dioecious, which means this willow is male or female, but it was too difficult for me to determine the sex, so I gave up.

The rose-gold pussy willow is called "neko yanagi" in Japanese, which translates to "cat🐈 willow," unusually the same meaning between English and Japanese. The willow symbolizes freedom.