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Forests and Trees 



WESTERN WILLOW. Salix Scouleriana. Barrett. 



Scouler's willow is a tree of the western mountains. It 

 grows to a height of sixty feet and a diameter of two feet under 

 favorable conditions, but at high altitudes may be reduced to 

 a shrub. It is a rather stout tree with 

 thin, rough, dark brown bark and leaves 

 much broader and shorter than those of 

 the preceding species, the broad part 

 being toward the point of the leaf. 



This tree is found in moist places 

 throughout the mountain regions of 

 British Columbia. While preferring the 

 moist valleys, where it reaches its best 

 development, it is also found on elevated 

 mountain slopes, where it is usually only 

 a shrub. 



The wood is reddish-brown, soft and 

 light, but strong and durable, and is sometimes used for handles. 

 The tree is of considerable value for ornamental planting on 

 the Pacific Coast. 



WESTERN BLACK WILLOW. Salix lasiandra. Bentham. 



This willow resembles the preceding, varying in size from a 

 tree sixty feet high to a shrub. It differs from the western 

 willow in having thicker bark and narrower leaves. It is a 

 more southern tree, growing along streams through the coast 

 and mountain States, but may be looked for in the valleys of 

 southern British Columbia. Its use is similar to that of the 

 preceding, with which its identity is confused. 



FIG. 26. Western 

 Willow. 



