Salix bakko (Salicaceae) Deciduous tree

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Salix bakko
Deciduous tree
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The Salix bakko plant species is found in E. Asia - Japan. It is a member of the Salicaceae family.

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Latin Name:  Salix bakko
Family:  Salicaceae
Author:  Kimura.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:     Mature Width:

Habitat:  Mountains, C. and N. Japan[58].

Edible Uses: Inner bark - raw or cooked. It can be dried, ground into a powder and then added to cereal flour for use in making bread etc. A very bitter flavour, it is a famine food that is only used when all else fails[172]. Leaves and young shoots - cooked. Not very palatable[105, 177, 172].

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