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| name = ''Salix amygdaloides''
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| common_names = Peachleaf Willow
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| growth_habit = tree
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| high = ?m (30-40 ft){{SCH}}
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| wide =    <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
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| origin = ?  <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
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| poisonous =    <!--- indicate parts of plants which are known/thought to be poisonous -->
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| lifespan = perennial
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| exposure = full sun{{SSN}}
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| water = lots of water{{SSN}}
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| features =    <!--- flowers, fragrance, fruit, naturalizes, invasive -->
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| hardiness =    <!--- frost sensitive, hardy, 5°C (40°F), etc -->
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| bloom =    <!--- seasons which the plant blooms, if it is grown for its flowers -->
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| usda_zones = ?  <!--- eg. 8-11 -->
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| sunset_zones =    <!--- eg. 8, 9, 12-24, not available -->
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| color = IndianRed
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| image = Salix amygdaloides(01).jpg
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| image_width = 240px    <!--- leave as 240px if horizontal orientation photo, or change to 180px if vertical -->
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| image_caption = Peachleaf Willow (leaves)
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| regnum = Plantae
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| divisio = Magnoliophyta
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| classis = Magnoliopsida
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| ordo = Malpighiales
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| familia = Salicaceae
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| genus = Salix
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| species = amygdaloides
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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==
| color = lightgreen
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| name = Peachleaf Willow
 
| status =
 
  
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===Propagation===
| image = Salix amygdaloides(01).jpg
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| image_width = 240px
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| image_caption = Peachleaf Willow (leaves)
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===Pests and diseases===
| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]]
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==Species==
| ordo = [[Malpighiales]]
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| familia = [[Salicaceae]]
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| genus = ''[[Willow|Salix]]''
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==Gallery==
| species = '''''S. amygdaloides'''''
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| binomial = ''Salix amygdaloides''
 
| binomial_authority = Anderss
 
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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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==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  -->
  
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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[[Category:Categorize]]
  
[[Category:Salicaceae|Willow, Peachleaf]]
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[[Category:Trees of Western Canada|Willow, Peachleaf]]
 
[[Category:Trees of Plains-Midwest U.S.|Willow, Peachleaf]]
 

Revision as of 19:59, 1 May 2009


Peachleaf Willow (leaves)


Plant Characteristics
Lifespan: perennial
Origin: ?
Cultivation
Exposure: [[Exposure::full sunsn]]
Water: [[Water::lots of watersn]]
Scientific Names

Salicaceae >

Salix >

amygdaloides >



Read about Peachleaf Willow in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

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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