Chag haSukkot's חַג הַסֻּכות "Willows by the brook" the Euphrates Poplar

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"Willows by the brook":  the Euphrates Poplar

(featured in the Bible book of Leviticus 23:40  for the Festival of Sukkot)

The Sydney Morning Herald July 12, 1930 article titled:
"Willows by the Brook" (K.O.)  on page 5 of 12
"...to the Jews of old all trees had special meaning.
To them the willows of the brook
were a picture of a mouth filled with kindness and truth.
The willow leaves were said to be in the shape of a mouth,
and they were most particular that only smooth, soft leaves
should be used at the Feast of Tabernacles.
Those of a sharp, prickly nature, with serrated edges
were never allowed to be gathered for the ceremony.
To have true joy they must set watch before their mouth,
and they must only allow words of kindess and truth to come from it. ..."

They have receivied the name of "hosanna"
from the processional shout on the
7th day of Sukkot (21st day "in the Seventh Month"):
Hoshanah Rabba
(hoshana / hosanna means "save us")

Common uses for it:
woodwork of traditional houses
it has exceptional flexibility so is used for a snowboard "core"  
bodies of electric guitars and drums
bark is used  for tanning leather
it fractures under approximately the same loads as human bone
(so the MythBusters uses it for it's crash dummy "BUSTER".)
high energy in-energy out ratio
most common wood used in Italy for panel paintings (Mona Lisa)
used in the body of  stringed instruments  because it gives a particularly resonant tone

They grow very big, very fast
and take root readily from cuttings
or where broken branches lie on the ground

In the Uygur language the Euphrates Poplar is called "Tokolako"
meaning the "most beautiful tree"

breezes easily cause the leaves to wobble back and forth,
giving the whole tree a "twinkling" appearance in a breeze
The leaves often turn bright gold to yellow before they fall during autumn

they are the food for larvae before they becoming butterflies

polymorphic, that is, different leaves on the same tree or even the same branch may have strikingly different shapes.

Rooted over 50 meters down the ground, they thrive in hostile environments, defying droughts, sandstorms and salinization. They are known as the hero tree, because a euphrates poplar can live for a thousand years. Even after it dies, it stands upright for a thousand years, and even after it falls, it stays intact for another thousand years

They thrive in Mediterranean Woodlands and Shrublands, Semi-steppe shrublands, Shrub-steppes, Deserts and extreme deserts

roots go out 40 meters from the  tree in search  of moisture

Now on the last day of the festival, Hoshana Rabbah,
Yeshua stood and cried out,
"If anyone is thirsty,
let him keep coming to Me and drinking!
Whoever puts his trust in Me,
as the Scripture says,
rivers of living water will flow from his inmost being!"
(Now He said this about the Spirit,
~ John 7:37-39 CJB

Isaiah 12:3,
“You shall draw forth water in joy
from the wellsprings of salvation,”
in Hebrew it is:
Ushavtem mayim b'sason mimayney haYeshuah.”

They are like trees planted along a riverbank,with roots that reach deep into the water.Such trees are not bothered by the heat or worried by long months of drought.Their leaves stay green, and they never stop producing fruit. 
  ~ Jeremiah 17:8 NLT

Let your roots grow down into Him, and let your lives be built on Him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.
 ~ Colossians 2:7 NLT

Leviticus 23:33-44 HCSB
VaYikra [He called] ויקרא
Parashah 31 Emor [Speak]

Feast /Festival of Tabernacles, Booths, Shelters, Ingathering
Sukkot, Succot, Chag haSukkot  חַג הַסֻּכות
Hoshana Rabbah