Pussy Willow branch with catkins in early spring

Pussy Willow may refer to two species of willow: Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 370 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Pussy willow (Salix discolor), Massachusetts. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (2272 × 1704 pixel, file size: 370 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Pussy willow (Salix discolor), Massachusetts. ... Species About 350, including: Salix acutifolia - Violet Willow Salix alaxensis - Alaska Willow Salix alba - White Willow Salix alpina - Alpine Willow Salix amygdaloides - Peachleaf Willow Salix arbuscula - Mountain Willow Salix arbusculoides - Littletree Willow Salix arctica - Arctic Willow Salix atrocinerea Salix aurita - Eared Willow Salix babylonica - Peking Willow Salix bakko Salix barrattiana...

• Salix caprea (also known as Goat Willow), native to northern Europe and northwest Asia.
• Salix discolor (also known as American Pussy Willow), native to northern North America.

When grown comercially by florists, the shoots are picked just as the buds expand in spring, and can last indefinitely once dried. The branches can be put in vases or the buds can be used for table decoration. Binomial name Salix caprea L. For the song Goat Willow by Hawkwind, see Hall of the Mountain Grill The Goat Willow (Salix caprea), also known as the Pussy Willow or Great Sallow, is a common species of willow native to Europe and northwestern Africa. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... World map showing the location of Asia. ... Binomial name Salix discolor L. The Pussy Willow, (Salix discolor), is a small, weak-wooded tree, often grown for cut flowers. ... North America North America is a continent[1] in the Earths northern hemisphere and (chiefly) western hemisphere. ... Floristry is most often understood as referring to the cultivation of flowers as well as their arrangement, rather than to the business of selling them. ...

Cultural traditions

The flowering shoots of both species are used in their respective native regions for spring religious decoration on Palm Sunday, as a replacement for palm branches, which do not grow that far north. Palm Sunday is a moveable feast in the Christian calendar which falls on the Sunday before Easter. ... Genera Many; see list of Arecaceae genera Arecaceae (sometimes known by the names Palmae or Palmaceae, although the latter name is taxonomically invalid. ...

Russian Orthodox, Polish Roman Catholics, and other East European peoples carry pussy willows on Palm Sunday instead of palm branches (which do not grow that far north). This custom has continued to this day among Russian Orthodox, Polish Catholic, and Ukrainian Catholic emigrees in North America. Sometimes, on Palm Sunday they will bless both palms and pussywillows in church. The branches will often be preserved throughout the year in the family's icon corner. The Russian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate (Russian: ), also known as the Orthodox Christian Church of Russia, is a body of Christians who are united under the Patriarch of Moscow, who in turn is in communion with the other patriarchs and primates of the Eastern Orthodox Church. ... Topics in Christianity Movements · Denominations Ecumenism · Preaching · Prayer Music · Liturgy · Calendar Symbols · Art · Criticism Important figures Apostle Paul · Church Fathers Constantine · Athanasius · Augustine Anselm · Aquinas · Palamas · Luther Calvin · Wesley Arius · Marcion of Sinope Pope · Archbishop of Canterbury Patriarch of Constantinople Christianity Portal This box:      The Roman Catholic Church or Catholic... Palm Sunday is a moveable feast in the Christian calendar which falls on the Sunday before Easter. ... The Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church is a successor church to the acceptance of Christianity by Prince Volodymyr (also Vladimir) in Kyiv (Kiev), in 988. ... A fairly elaborate Orthodox Christian icon corner as would be found in a private home The Icon Corner (Greek: Ikonostasi) is a small worship space prepared in the homes of Eastern Orthodox or Greek-Catholic Christians. ...

Pussy willow also plays a predominant role in Polish Dyngus Day (Easter Monday) observances, continued also among Polish-Americans, especially in the Buffalo, New York area. Smigus Dyngus (shming-oos-ding-oos) is an unusual tradition of Easter Monday. ... Easter Wednesday is the day after Easter Tuesday and is celebrated as a holiday in some largely Christian cultures. ... Polish-American refers to American citizens of Polish descent. ... Nickname: Location of Buffalo in New York State County Government  - Mayor Byron Brown (D) Area  - City 52. ...

The term is also sometimes used in a derogatory way to describe a meek or half-hearted attempt to do something, especially in golf.

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Modern cultural references

• In The Sound of Music when Marta is asked what one of her favourite things are, she replies "Pussy Willow" (during the song "My Favourite Things")
• In The Best Christmas Pageant Ever, Imogene Herdman gets the part of Mary for the Christmas pageant from Alice Wendlekin by threatening to stick a pussy willow down her ear. The author then goes on to explain that Ollie Herdman stuck one down his own ear, got an earache, and had to be taken to the hospital, put under, and have the sprouted pussy willow dug out of his ear.
• In an episode of Roseanne, the title character reminds Jackie of a time in their childhood when she made Jackie shove a pussywillow up her nose and had to go to the emergency room.
• In Spider-Man, Aunt May often accidentally uses the word Pussywillow instead of Pussycat, which was common slang during the 1960's
• In 1982, the rock band Jethro Tull released a song called "Pussy Willow." The song depicted a young woman who lived in a fantasy world too often shattered by the typewriter sounds of her dead-end job. The Pussywillow is a tree outside of the young woman's home.