Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve). It can grow sizeable like this to around 25 metres and looks silvery from a distance due to the silky leaves.

White Willow (Salix alba) (09/06/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve). It can grow sizeable like this to around 25 metres and looks silvery from a distance due to the silky leaves.

Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve). Called White Willow because of these silvery leaves.

White Willow (Salix alba) (09/06/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve). Called White Willow because of these silvery leaves.

Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve). These young leaves are silky both sides - when mature only the reverse is silky.

White Willow (Salix alba) (09/06/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve). These young leaves are silky both sides - when mature only the reverse is silky.

Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve). Silky-silvery reverse which stays that way, uppersides start out thta way but then become greener.

White Willow (Salix alba) (09/06/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve). Silky-silvery reverse which stays that way, uppersides start out thta way but then become greener.

Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve). These are older leaves so teh upperside has lost the silky-silvery appearance.

White Willow (Salix alba) (09/06/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve). These are older leaves so teh upperside has lost the silky-silvery appearance.

White Willow (Salix alba) (09/06/2022) Woods Mill Nature Reserve, Small Dole, Henfield, W Sussex (field at the back of the reserve).