willow Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist s ...

is any of the several hundred species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Salix''. Willow or willows may also refer to:

Places

Australia

Willows, Queensland Willows is a rural locality in the Central Highlands Region, Queensland, Australia. In the , Willows had a population of 144 people. Geography The town of Bogantungan is within the west of the locality (). The town of Willows Gemfields is ...

Willow Tree, New South Wales Willow Tree is a village composed of about 308 people, located in New South Wales, Australia. It is situated in the Liverpool Plains, 14 kilometres south of Quirindi, New South Wales, Quirindi near the junction of the Kamilaroi Highway, Kami ...

Willows Sports Complex The Willows Sports Complex, currently known as 1300SMILES Stadium through sponsorship, is a grass football stadium situated in Townsville, Queensland, Australia. It has been a predominantly rugby league ground as the home ground of the North Que ...

, Townsville

Canada

* Willows, Saskatchewan, an unincorporated community in the Rural Municipality of Lake of the Rivers No. 72 * The Willows, Saskatoon, a neighbourhood in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada *

Willow Bunch, Saskatchewan Willow Bunch is a town in Saskatchewan, Canada. It is located southwest of the provincial capital of Regina. The population was 286 at the 2011 census. Previous names for Willow Bunch include ''Hart-Rouge'' and ''Talle-de-Saules''. The area ...

Willows Beach Willows Beach, Victoria is a beachfront in the Municipality of Oak Bay, in Victoria, British Columbia. Along Willows Beach is Willows Park, where a tea-room is run by the Kiwanis Club in spring and summer. It takes its name from the Willows Fairgro ...

, Victoria, British Columbia

United Kingdom

The Willows, Salford The Willows was a rugby league stadium in Weaste, Salford, England. It had a final capacity of 11,363 with 2,500 seats. History In 1900, Salford agreed a 14-year lease on of land belonging to the Willows Estate Company, named after the abunda ...

, home of Salford City Reds rugby league club *

Willow Tearooms The Willow Tearooms are tearooms at 217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland, designed by internationally renowned architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh, which opened for business in October 1903. They quickly gained enormous popularity, and are ...

, tearooms at 217 Sauchiehall Street, Glasgow, Scotland *

Willows and Wetlands Visitor Centre The Willows and Wetlands Visitor Centre is situated at Stoke St Gregory, on the Somerset Levels, north east of Taunton, England. Based on a working farm, growing and processing willow, the centre offers tours of over of withies, willow yards and ...

, Stoke St Gregory, Somerset *

Ferry Hinksey Road Ferry Hinksey Road is a road in west Oxford, England, leading south from the Botley Road. The road leads to the Osney Mead Industrial Estate to the east, started in 1961. To the east is Osney Ditch. History The road is named after the village ...

(AKA Willow Walk), a footpath in Oxford

United States

Willow, Alaska Willow is a census-designated place (CDP) in the Matanuska-Susitna Borough in the U.S. state of Alaska. Located 26 miles northwest from Wasilla along the George Parks Highway, it is part of the Anchorage, Alaska Metropolitan Statistical Area. At t ...

* Willow, former name of

Willows, California Willows is a city and the county seat of Glenn County, California, located in the Sacramento Valley region of Northern California. The city is a home to regional government offices, including the California Highway Patrol, California Department ...

* Willow, Florida, an unincorporated area in Manatee County, Florida *

Willow, Illinois Willow is an unincorporated community in Jo Daviess County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater ...

* Willow, Kentucky ** Willow, Bracken County, Kentucky; see

Kentucky Route 22 Kentucky Route 22 (KY 22) is a east–west highway running from the eastern suburbs of Louisville to an unincorporated place called Willow in Bracken County in Northern Kentucky. Route 22 has a short business route in Dry Ridge, an area w ...

** Willow, Lee County, Kentucky *

Willow, New York Willow is a hamlet in Ulster County, New York, United States. The community is located along New York State Route 212, south-southwest of Tannersville. Willow has a post office with the ZIP code 12495, which opened on November 4, 1898. Notabl ...

, a hamlet in Ulster County, New York *

Willow, Oklahoma Willow is a town in Greer County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 149 at the 2010 census. Geography Willow is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of ...

* Willow, Wisconsin, a town in Richland County, Wisconsin * Willow Branch, Indiana * Willow City, North Dakota *

Willow Glen, San Jose Willow Glen is a district of San Jose, California, in Santa Clara County. Willow Glen is known for its historic downtown, dining and shopping, and is one of the most expensive neighborhoods to live in San Jose. Willow Glen was originally an indep ...

, California *

Willow Island, Nebraska Willow Island (also Willow) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in western Dawson County, Nebraska, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 26. Willow Island lies near Interstate 80 along U.S. Route ...

Willow Street station Willow Street station is an at-grade light rail station on the A Line (Los Angeles Metro), A Line of the Los Angeles Metro Rail system. The station is located adjacent to Long Beach Boulevard (California), Long Beach Boulevard its intersection ...

, a station on the Blue line of the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority *

Willow Meadows, Houston Willow Meadows is a subdivision in Houston, Texas, United States. Willow Meadows straddles the southwest corner of 610 Loop, but lies fully inside Beltway 8. The subdivision is next to Meyer Park, a shopping center. Willow Meadows is east of Meyer ...

, Texas *

Willow, Michigan Willow is an unincorporated community in Wayne County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Huron Charter Township. As an unincorporated community, Willow has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of ...

, unincorporated community * Willow Oak, Florida *

Willow Street, Pennsylvania Willow Street is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 7,578 at the 2010 census. In the early part of the 20th century the main thoroughfare in town was ...

* Willow, Wisconsin * Willows, Wisconsin, a fictional populated place *

Salem Willows Salem Willows is an oceanfront park in Salem, Massachusetts. It is named for the European white willow trees planted there in 1801 to form a shaded walk for patients convalescing at a nearby smallpox hospital. The area became a public park in 185 ...

, Salem, Massachusetts

People

* Willow (given name), a female name *Willow, a persona of professional wrestler

Jeff Hardy Jeffrey Nero Hardy (born August 31, 1977) is an American professional wrestler and musician. He is currently signed to All Elite Wrestling (AEW). Hardy is widely considered one of the greatest professional wrestlers of all-time and is regarded ...

(born 1977)

Books

* ''

Blue Willow ''Blue Willow'' is a realistic children's fiction book by Doris Gates, published in 1940. Called the "juvenile ''Grapes of Wrath''", it was named a Newbery Honor book in 1941. Written by a librarian who worked with migrant children in Fresno, C ...

'', a Newbery Honor book written by Doris Gates *

Old Man Willow In J. R. R. Tolkien's fantasy ''The Lord of the Rings'', Old Man Willow is a malign tree-spirit of great age in Tom Bombadil's Old Forest, appearing physically as a large willow tree beside the River Withywindle, but spreading his influence throug ...

, an evil character in the J. R. R. Tolkien novel ''The Fellowship of the Ring'' * ''Wicked Willow'', three original novels based on the U.S. television series ''

Buffy the Vampire Slayer ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' is an American supernatural fiction, supernatural drama television series created by writer and director Joss Whedon. It is based on the Buffy the Vampire Slayer (film), 1992 film of the same name, also written by W ...

'' * Willow (''Dreadstar''), a fictional telepath created by Jim Starlin for the comic series ''Dreadstar'' * Willow & Tara, an anthology in the ''Buffy the Vampire'' franchise * "The Willow Song", sung by

Desdemona Desdemona () is a character in William Shakespeare's play ''Othello'' (c. 1601–1604). Shakespeare's Desdemona is a Venetian beauty who enrages and disappoints her father, a Venetian senator, when she elopes with Othello, a Moorish Venetian ...

in Shakespeare's play ''Othello'' * ''The Willow Tree'', a play by

Joseph Henry McAlpin Benrimo Joseph Henry McAlpin Benrimo (1874-1942) was an American actor, playwright, and director. He often went by the name J. Harry Benrimo. Among his plays are ''The Yellow Jacket'' and ''The Willow Tree''; the latter was made into a film in 1920. He ...

* "The Willows" (story), a short story by Algernon Blackwood

Film and TV

* ''The Willow Tree'' (1920 film), a 1920 American silent film based on the McAlpin Benrimo play * ''The Willow Tree'' (2005 film), a 2005 Iranian film directed by Majid Majidi * ''Willow'' (2019 film) a 2019 Macedonian film, directed by Milcho Manchevski * Willow, a cat on the BBC television show ''Blue Peter'' * ''Willow'' (film), a 1988 fantasy film, directed by Ron Howard, with a story by George Lucas *

Willow (TV channel) WILLOW (Willow Cricket, Willow Extra and Willow Canada) is an American pay television sports channel which is completely devoted to airing overseas cricket events, including live and recorded matches and other cricket-related programming in Engl ...

, an American sports channel focused on cricket *

Willow (TV series) ''Willow'' is an American high fantasy adventure television series based on and serving as a sequel to the 1988 film of the same name. Produced by Lucasfilm and Imagine Entertainment, the series premiered on November 30, 2022 on the streaming s ...

, an American sequel TV series for the 1988 movie of the same name

Characters

Catherine Willows Catherine Willows is a fictional character, portrayed by Marg Helgenberger, from the CBS crime drama ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'' and its sequel, '' CSI: Vegas''. Helgenberger made her franchise debut in the first-season episode "Pilot". H ...

, a character in ''

CSI: Crime Scene Investigation ''CSI: Crime Scene Investigation'', also referred to as ''CSI'' and ''CSI: Las Vegas'', is an American procedural forensics crime drama television series that ran on CBS from October 6, 2000, to September 27, 2015, spanning 15 seasons. This wa ...

'' * Grandmother Willow, a character in Disney's ''Pocahontas'' and '' Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World'' * Lindsey Willows, a secondary character in ''

'' *

Willow Willows, also called sallows and osiers, from the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 400 speciesMabberley, D.J. 1997. The Plant Book, Cambridge University Press #2: Cambridge. of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist s ...

, a mutant character created by Marvel Comics for their Marvel 2099 run ''X-Nation 2099'' *

Willow Rosenberg Willow Rosenberg is a fictional character created for the fantasy television series ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' (1997–2003). She was developed by Joss Whedon and portrayed throughout the TV series by Alyson Hannigan. Willow plays an integral ...

, a character in ''

'' *

Willow Stark ''Days of Our Lives'' is an American soap opera broadcast on the NBC network. Created by Ted Corday, Ted and Betty Corday, the series focuses on the residents of the fictional midwestern town of Salem, USA. It premiered on November 8, 1965. This ...

, a character in ''

Days of Our Lives ''Days of Our Lives'' (also stylized as ''Days of our Lives''; simply referred to as ''Days'' or ''DOOL'') is an American television soap opera that streams on the streaming service Peacock. The soap, which aired on the American television net ...

'' * Willow Ufgood, the title character from the 1988 film ''Willow'' * A character from '' Tangled: The Series'' * A playable character in the indie survival game ''

Don't Starve ''Don't Starve'' is a survival video game developed by the Canadian indie video game developer Klei Entertainment. The game was initially released for Microsoft Windows, OS X, and Linux on April 23, 2013. A PlayStation 4 port, renamed ''Do ...

'' and its sequel ''Don't Starve Together'' * A character in the 1973 film ''

The Wicker Man ''The Wicker Man'' is a 1973 British folk horror film directed by Robin Hardy and starring Edward Woodward, Britt Ekland, Diane Cilento, Ingrid Pitt, and Christopher Lee. The screenplay by Anthony Shaffer, inspired by David Pinner's 1967 nov ...

'' * A character in ''The Wicker Man'' (2006 film) * A bird in the video game ''

Angry Birds Stella ''Angry Birds Stella'', also known as ''Angry Birds Slingshot Stella'', is a puzzle video game and the second spin-off from the ''Angry Birds'' series, developed by Rovio Entertainment. The game was marketed to females by using characters that h ...

'' and ''

The Angry Birds Movie ''The Angry Birds Movie'' (also known simply as ''Angry Birds'') is a 2016 computer-animated comedy film based on Rovio Entertainment's video game series of the same name, produced by Columbia Pictures and Rovio Animation, and distributed by ...

'' * Willow Park, a character in ''

The Owl House ''The Owl House'' is an American animated fantasy television series created by Dana Terrace that premiered on Disney Channel on January 10, 2020. The series stars the voices of Sarah-Nicole Robles, Wendie Malick, Alex Hirsch, Tati Gabrielle, Issa ...

'' * Willow Schnee, a character in ''

RWBY ''RWBY'' (pronounced "Ruby") is an American Anime-influenced animation, anime-influenced Computer animation, computer-animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth. It is set in the fictional world of Remnant, where young people tr ...

'' * Professor Willow, a major NPC in the AR mobile game ''

Pokémon GO ''Pokémon Go'' (stylized as ''Pokémon GO'') is a 2016 augmented reality (AR) mobile game, part of the ''Pokémon'' franchise, developed and published by Niantic in collaboration with Nintendo and The Pokémon Company for iOS and Android ...

Video gaming

* ''Willow'', a 1989 platform game based on the 1988 film of the same name * ''Willow'', a 1989 video game based on the 1988 film

Music

Willow Smith Willow Camille Reign Smith (born October 31, 2000), known mononymously as Willow (stylized in all caps), is an American singer and actress. The daughter of actors Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith, she has received various accolades, including ...

, American singer and actress known mononymously as WILLOW *

The Willows (trio) The Willows are a Canadian musical trio based in Toronto, Ontario, made up of Andrea Gregorio, Lauren Pedersen, and Krista Deady. According to Raul da Gama of ''Toronto Music Report'' the trio have a "a vocal configuration similar to the legend ...

, Canadian musical group *

White Willow (band) White Willow is a Norwegian art rock band, mixing elements of orchestral pop, 1970s progressive rock, jazz-rock and even electronic elements. White Willow's influences range from 10cc, The Beach Boys, Big Star and Steely Dan to King Crimson, Magma ...

, an art rock band from Norway *

Willow flute The willow flute, also known as sallow flute ( no, seljefløyte, sv, sälgflöjt or ''sälgpipa'', fi, pitkähuilu or ''pajupilli'', lv, kārkla stabule, lt, švilpynė), is a Nordic folk flute, or whistle, consisting of a simple tube with a t ...

, a Scandinavian folk flute * ''

The Willow Pattern ''The Willow Pattern'' is a one-act comic opera with a libretto by Basil Hood and music by Cecil Cook. It was first produced by William Greet at the Savoy Theatre on 14 November 1901, running for a total of 110 performances until 29 March 1902. ...

'', a one-act comic opera with a libretto by Basil Hood and music by Cecil Cook

Songs

* ''Weeping Willow'' (rag), a rag by Scott Joplin * "Weeping Willow" (song), a song by the Verve from the album ''Urban Hymns'' * "Willow" (song), a song by Taylor Swift from ''Evermore'' * "Willow", a song by Joan Armatrading from the album '' Show Some Emotion'' * "Willow", a song by Said the Whale from the album ''

Hawaiii ''hawaiii'' is the fourth studio album from Canadian indie-rock band Said the Whale. It was released on September 17, 2013. The first two singles, "I Love You" and "Mother", were both featured on the '' I Love You EP''. The song "The Weight of ...

'' * "Willow", a song by Scale the Summit from the album ''

The Migration ''The Migration'' is the fourth studio album by American instrumental progressive metal band Scale the Summit. It was released on June 11, 2013, through Prosthetic Records. The album was self-produced by the band and Jamie King. The album's artwor ...

'' * "Willow", a song from the musical ''

Venice Venice ( ; it, Venezia ; vec, Venesia or ) is a city in northeastern Italy and the capital of the Veneto Regions of Italy, region. It is built on a group of 118 small islands that are separated by canals and linked by over 400 ...

'' * " Willow song", Desdemona's song in operatic settings of Shakespeare's play ''Othello'' * " Willow's Song", a song composed by American composer Paul Giovanni with lyrics by Robert Burns * "Willows", by Vanessa Carlton from '' Liberman'' * "Tit-willow", Koko's song in the 1885 Gilbert and Sullivan comic opera ''

The Mikado ''The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu'' is a comic opera in two acts, with music by Arthur Sullivan and libretto by W. S. Gilbert, their ninth of fourteen Gilbert and Sullivan, operatic collaborations. It opened on 14 March 1885, in London, whe ...

Science

Pussy willow Pussy willow is a name given to many of the smaller species of the genus ''Salix'' (willows and sallows) when their furry catkins are young in early spring. These species include (among many others): *Goat willow or goat sallow ('' Salix caprea ...

, a name for several species of willow, when bearing their furry catkins * Seep willow, ''

Baccharis salicifolia ''Baccharis salicifolia'' is a blooming shrub native to the sage scrub community and desert southwest of the United States and northern Mexico, as well as parts of South America. Its usual common name is mule fat;Mojave Desert Wildflowers, Pam M ...

'', a flowering shrub from the south-west United States and northern Mexico * Willo (''Thescelosaurus''), a dinosaur fossil thought to include a fossilized heart *

Willow oak ''Quercus phellos'', the willow oak, is a North American species of a deciduous tree in the red oak group of oaks. It is native to the south-central and eastern United States. Description It is a medium-sized tree growing to tall (exceptional ...

(''Quercus phellos''), a species of oak with willow-like leaves * Willow-herb, any of the herbaceous plants in the genus ''

Epilobium ''Epilobium'' is a genus of flowering plants in the family Onagraceae, containing about 197 species. The genus has a worldwide distribution. It is most prevalent in the subarctic, temperate and subantarctic regions, whereas in the subtropics and ...

'', many of which have willow-like leaves

Other

* The Allied reporting name for the Japanese biplane trainer

Yokosuka K5Y The was a two-seat unequal-span biplane trainer that served in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Due to its bright orange paint scheme (applied to all Japanese military trainers for visibility), it earned the nickname ''"aka-tomb ...

during the Second World War * USCGC ''Willow'', several U.S. Coast Guard cutters *

Willow (calico cat) Willows, also called sallows and osiers, of the genus ''Salix'', comprise around 350 species (plus numerous hybrids) of typically deciduous trees and shrubs, found primarily on moist soils in cold and temperate regions. Most species are kno ...

, travelled 1,800 miles from Colorado to New York City, reunited with owners in 2011 after 5 years *

Willow (Joe Biden's cat) A willow is any of the several hundred species of deciduous trees and shrubs in the genus ''Salix''. Willow or willows may also refer to: Places Australia * Willows, Queensland * Willow Tree, New South Wales * Willows Sports Complex, Townsvil ...

, cat owned by U.S. President Joe Biden * ''

Willow Man ''Willow Man'' is a large outdoor sculpture by Serena de la Hey. It is in a field to the west of the M5 motorway, near Bridgwater in Somerset, South West England, near to the Bristol to Exeter railway line and south of junction 23 of the moto ...

'', large outdoor sculpture by Serena de la Hey *

Willow pattern The Willow pattern is a distinctive and elaborate chinoiserie pattern used on ceramic tableware. It became popular at the end of the 18th century in England when, in its standard form, it was developed by English ceramic artists combining and ...

, also known as Blue Willow, distinctive and elaborate pattern used on some pottery plates * Willey (textile machine), also willey, willow, twilley *

Willow Tree (figurines) Willow Tree is a line of figurine sculptures created by artist Susan Lordi in January 2000. Overview The Willow Tree line is made up rustic faceless people and angels (and also dogs and cats) intended to represent feelings or life events. The fig ...

Willow (typeface) Willow is the name shared by two typefaces. ITC Willow ITC Willow was designed by Tony Forster in 1990. Although a contemporary typeface, Willow is the reminiscent of the Scottish Arts and Crafts style made popular by painter and social reforme ...

, typeface that was designed by Tony Forster in 1990 * Willows, an API for Unix systems to allow recompilation of Windows programs for Linux, featured by

Caldera OpenLinux Caldera OpenLinux (COL) is a defunct Linux distribution. Caldera originally introduced it in 1997 based on the German LST Power Linux distribution, and then taken over and further developed by Caldera Systems (now SCO Group) since 1998. A suc ...

* Golden Willow (horse), the youngest horse to ever win the Badminton Horse Trials * A

cricket bat A cricket bat is a specialised piece of equipment used by batters in the sport of cricket to hit the ball, typically consisting of a cane handle attached to a flat-fronted willow-wood blade. It may also be used by a batter who is making ground ...

, which is made of willow tree wood

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