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FOREST TREES OF THE PACIFIC SLOPE. 



Feltleaf Willow. 



Salix alaxerisis (Anderss.) Coville. 



DISTINGUISHING CHARACTERISTICS. 



Feltleaf willow, so called on account of the felt-like, woolly covering of its 



leaves, was known for over thirty years as a low shrub. It was only about 



Fig. 101. — Salix alaxensis: a, male flowers; b, seed-bearing branch. 



eight years ago that it was found to become a tree from 20 to 25 feet high and 

 from 4 to 5 inches in diameter in protected situations. Little is yet known of 



