{"product_id":"pussy-willow","title":"Pussy Willow","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"262\"\u003e\u003cem data-start=\"209\" data-end=\"225\"\u003eSalix discolor\u003c\/em\u003e (and related hardy willow varieties)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"264\" data-end=\"602\"\u003ePussy Willow is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"282\" data-end=\"325\"\u003ehardy, fast-growing shrub or small tree\u003c\/strong\u003e best known for its soft, silvery catkins that appear in \u003cstrong data-start=\"382\" data-end=\"403\"\u003every early spring\u003c\/strong\u003e, often while snow is still on the ground. 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