I'm certainly not an expert but I'm personally not a fan of Willow's, especially the big ones as they can be massive water consumers! And it seems like there's always smaller ones trying to crop up nearby!
I heard big Cottonwoods can consume up to 100 gallons of water per day with Willows being worse? (someone correct me if I'm all wet on that one
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But knowing nothing about Black Willows, I just pulled this up on the internet:
Black Willow is the only tree in the willow family that has found many uses by people. Lumber, furniture, cabinets, doors, boxes, barrels, and toys are some of the products we use Black Willow for.
It is also planted as a shade tree and used along shores to stop erosion. This tree helps with pollution too! Its roots will intercept nutrients running off from farm fields before they get into the water.Interesting, but I still (personally) wouldn't want one there!
