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Almondleaf Willow

The Salix Amygdaloides is commonly known as Almond Willow, Almondleaf Willow, Peach Willow, Peach-leaved Willow, Peachleaf Willow, Southwestern Peach Willow, as well as Wright Willow

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Growing Regions

Peachleaf willow is distributed from Quebec and New York west across southern Canada to British Columbia and south to Washington, Oregon, Utah, Arizona, Texas, Kentucky, and Vermont [26,27,37].

     

General Information

The currently accepted scientific name of peachleaf willow is Salix amygdaloides Anderss. [27]. No subspecies, varieties, or forms are recognized.

Peachleaf willow is normally found in early seral riparian communities.
It typically occurs scattered along the edge sof streams, rivers, ponds,
or lakes.  Published classification schemes listing peachleaf willow as
an indicator or dominant in community types (cts), or dominance types
(dts) are presented below:

  Area                        Classification        Authority
e CO: South Platte &
      Arkansas Rivers         riparian cts          Lindauer 1983              
   MT, WY: Bighorn Canyon   
           Natl. Recr. Area   general veg. cts      Knight & others 1987
   MT                         riparian dts          Hansen & others 1988
sw US                         wetland cts           Brown 1979

Much of the information presented here is attributed to:
Uchytil, Ronald J. 1989. Salix amygdaloides. In: Fire Effects Information System, [Online]. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station, Fire Sciences Laboratory (Producer). Available at USDA Forest Service.

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