216 FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 



Almond Willow. 



Salix amygdaloides Andersson. 



DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS. 



This willow, also called "peach willow" (from a resemblance of its leaves 

 to those of the peach), produces one straight, or sometimes leaning, trunk. 



Fig. 87. — Salix amygdaloides: a, male flowers; o, seed-bearing branch. 



(Very rarely several clustered stems. 1 ) Its upright branches are peculiarly 

 straight forming a rather compact, round head. Ordinarily it is from 20 to 30 



