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FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 



Wood, pale reddish brown. Not used commercially. 



Longevity. — Not fully determined. Stems from 6 to 9 inches in diameter are 

 24 to 37 years old. 



Fig. 92. — Salix scssilifolia: a, seed-bearing branch. 



RAJSGE. 

 From mouth of Columbia River, Washington, to southwestern California, ranging 

 through western Oregon and western slopes of Sierras and coast ranges. 



OCCURRENCE. 

 Borders of streams and moist depressions. 



