Salix amygdaloides

Botanical Description

Salix amygdaloides is a deciduous shrub or a small tree with a spreading crown; it often has 2 - 3 trunks; it usually grows around 4 -12 metres tal, occasionally reaching 20 - 24 metres. The bole can be around 20 - 50cm in diameterl[ 200 Title The New RHS Dictionary of Gardening. 1992. Publication Author Huxley. A. Publisher MacMillan Press Year 1992 ISBN 0-333-47494-5 Description Excellent and very comprehensive, though it contains a number of silly mistakes. Readable yet also very detailed. , 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. , 1050 Title Fire Effects Information System Publication Author Website http://www.feis-crs.org/feis/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line information site with comprehensive information on over 1,100 species of plant. Mainly developed to supply information on the effects of fire on plants and animals, it also contains a wealth of other information on the plants ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for local use as a medicine and source of materials. It is planted on stream banks and in wet soils to stabilize them and promote wildlife habitats, and is also grown as an ornamental. Salix amygdaloides is the most common tree willow in the eastern Great Plains of N. America, though it is more rare along the rest of its range. The plant is classified as 'Least Concern' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2013)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].