SALICACEAE 



Black Willow 



Salix nigra Marsh. 



HABIT. A small to large tree (max. 120 by 4 feet); trunk 

 often divided; crown broad and open with stout branches. 



LEAVES. Lanceolate; 3-6 inches long; acuminate; finely 

 serrate; thin; bright green above, paler beneath; petiole short. 



FRUIT. Capsules ovoid-conic; H inch long; short-stalked; 

 glabrous. Seed: minute, hairy-tufted. 



BARK. Nearly black; thick; deeply divided into furrows 

 separating thick, scaly ridges. 



SILVICAL CHARACTERS. Intolerant; fast-growing; stream 

 banks and lake shores; with mixed hardwoods. 



GENERAL. This is the largest American willow and the 

 only one important for its wood products. It is used for lumber, 

 veneer, pulp, charcoal and artificial limbs. 



Peachleaf Willow 



Salix amygdaloides Anderss. 



HABIT. A tree rarely 60-70 feet high and 2 feet in diameter; 

 trunk single, columnar; rather narrow, rounded crown. 



LEAVES. Lanceolate to ovate-lanceolate; 2-5 inches long; 

 acuminate; finely serrate; thin and firm; light green above, pale 

 and glaucous below; petioles slender, Vi~% inch long. 



FRUIT. Capsules globose-conic; 3^ inch long; long-stalked; 

 glabrous; light yellow-red. Seed: minute, hairy-tufted. 



BARK. Brown, often tinged with red; V^-M inch thick; 

 divided by irreglar furrows into broad, flat, connecting ridges. 



SILVICAL CHARACTERS. Intolerant; moist sites along 

 banks of streams. 



GENERAL. This willow is the only species native to the 

 Rocky Mountain region which is typically a tree. 



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