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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Salicaceae
Salix amygdaloides Andersson
peach-leaved willow
Salix: Latin name for the willow and meaning "to leap or spring" in reference to its fast growth
amygdaloides: almond like
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial tree/shrub 10'-65' tall often with 1-4 leaning trunks; fissured bark, twigs often drooping |
| Flower: | sharp pointed buds; linear, lax catkins |
| Leaf: | thin, lance-like to more oval, 3-6 times long as wide with tiny, close teeth; upper side yellow-green, shiny, underside whitened, stalk often twisted |
| Habitat: | moist; floodplains, low places |
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