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FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 



Longleaf Willow. 

 Salix fluviatilis Nuttall. 



DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS. 

 Longleaf willow is one of the most distinct of our tree willows ; it can readily 

 be recognized by its long, very narrow leaves. Because it forms dense thickets 



Fig. 91. — Saliic fluviatilis. 



on river sand-bars, usually long before any other willow secures a footing there, 

 it is widely known as " sand-bar willow." The more appropriate common name 



