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|genus=Salix
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|species=amygdaloides
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|common_name=Peach-leafed willow, Peachleaf Willow
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|name_ref=Flora - A Gardener's Encyclopedia
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|habit=tree
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|water=wet, moist
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|image=Salix amygdaloides(01).jpg
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|image_caption=Peachleaf Willow (leaves)
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'''''Salix amygdaloides''''' ('''Peachleaf Willow''') is a species of [[willow]] native to southern [[Canada]] and the [[United States]].<ref name=grin>Germplasm Resources Information Network: [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?70589 ''Salix amygdaloides'']</ref>
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It is a small to medium-sized [[deciduous]] [[tree]], growing to 4–20 m tall; besides the [[Populus sect. Aegiros|cottonwood]]s it is the largest tree native on the [[prairie]]s. It has a single trunk, or sometimes several shorter trunks. The [[leaf|leaves]] are lanceolate, 3-13&nbsp;cm long and 1-4&nbsp;cm wide, yellowish green with a pale, whitish underside and a finely serrated margin. The [[flower]]s are yellow [[catkin]]s, 3-8&nbsp;cm long, produced in the spring with the leaves. The reddish-yellow [[fruit]] matures in late spring or early summer, the individual capsules 4-6&nbsp;mm long.<ref name=bc>Plants of British Columbia: [http://linnet.geog.ubc.ca/Atlas/Atlas.aspx?sciname=Salix+amygdaloides ''Salix amygdaloides'']</ref><ref name=npwrc>Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center: [http://www.npwrc.usgs.gov/resource/plants/vascplnt/species/samy.htm ''Salix amygdaloides'']</ref>
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The Peachleaf Willow grows very quickly, but is short-lived. It can only spread by [[seed]]s, whereas most other willows can [[plant propagation|propagate]] from roots or snapped bits of twig.
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Salix amygdaloides, Anders. Peach-leaf Willow. Tree, 30-40 ft. high: bark longitudinally furrowed, less inclined to be flaky: lvs. broader, glaucous beneath, on rather long, compressed petioles: aments loosely fld.; ovary lanceolate-conical; style very short. Cent. and W. N. Amer.
 
Salix amygdaloides, Anders. Peach-leaf Willow. Tree, 30-40 ft. high: bark longitudinally furrowed, less inclined to be flaky: lvs. broader, glaucous beneath, on rather long, compressed petioles: aments loosely fld.; ovary lanceolate-conical; style very short. Cent. and W. N. Amer.
 
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==Cultivation==
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
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| familia = [[Salicaceae]]
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| genus = ''[[Willow|Salix]]''
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| species = '''''S. amygdaloides'''''
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The '''Peachleaf Willow''' (''Salix amygdaloides'') is a species of [[willow]] native to southern [[Canada]] and the [[United States]]. It can be found on the northern prairies, often near streams, and accompanying [[cottonwood]]s. As both the common and scientific name suggests, the [[leaf|leaves]] bear some similarity to those of a [[peach]] tree.
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It is a small to medium-sized [[deciduous]] tree, growing to around 18 m, and besides the cottonwoods is the largest native tree on the [[prairie]]s. It has a single trunk, or sometimes several shorter trunks. The leaves are a yellowish green with a pale, white underside, 3-8 cm long and 1-3 cm wide. It produces yellow [[catkin]]s, 3-7 cm long, that appear in the spring with the leaves. The reddish-yellow fruits mature in late spring or early summer, and are around 6 mm long.
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==Gallery==
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The Peachleaf Willow grows very quickly, but is short-lived. It can only spread by [[seed]]s, whereas most other willows can [[plant propagation|propagate]] from roots or snapped bits of twig.
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
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==External links==
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[[Category:Salicaceae|Willow, Peachleaf]]
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[[Category:Trees of Western Canada|Willow, Peachleaf]]
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[[Category:Trees of Plains-Midwest U.S.|Willow, Peachleaf]]
 
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