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Salix amygdaloides ~ peach leaved willow

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Characteristics:

• FACW

• Michigan C Value: 3

• mature leaves lanceolate, long–attenuate at tip

• leaves often somewhat glaucus beneath

• immature leaves often reddish

• high proportion of leaves are pendulous (hanging down), somewhat like black willow

• when in sun, petioles are red

• no glands at base of petioles (use to differentiate from crack willow)

• finely and evenly toothed

• wider leaves than black willow

• branches slender but tough and flexible

• single–trunked like black willow

• native