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Plant - summer Watson Woods
Sue Smith | Leaves Watson Woods
Sue Smith | Fall leaves Granite Mtn - Tr 40
Sue Smith | Female flowers Watson Woods
Sue Smith | Male flowers Watson Woods
Sue Smith | Bark Mint Wash - Tr 345
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Origin: Native Similar Species: Hybridizes with S. gooddingii.
General Description: Deciduous. Crown is rounded, branch ends droop, overall shape very irregular.
Identification notes: Tree to 50 feet; slender smooth branches, rough bark. Leaves alternate, 4 times as long as wide, finely toothed. Leaves green above, grayish-green and hairy below. Stipules redimentary. Catkins appear with the leaves on short, lateral branches.
Height: 50 feet Width: 25 feet
Habitat Description: Riparian forests along streams, seepage areas, springs, sub-alkaline soils, canyons and ditches.
Plant Communities: Riparian
Elevation: 2000 - 7000 feet
Color: Yellowish Shape: Inconspicuous in elongated clusters
Tubular: N Flowering Period: Feb - Jun
Description: Short leafy lateral stems hold tiny flowers in yellowish catkins. Male and female flowers are on separate trees. Flowers appear at the same time as the leaves.
Leaf Color: Green Type: Simple Shape: Narrow Margin: Toothed Attachment: Alternate Hairs: Top and bottom of leaves
Description: Leaves alternate, 2 to 6 inches long and 3/4 inch wide with lance-like or oblong shapes and short pointed tips. Leaves green above, grayish-green beneath, edges finely toothed. Leaves sometimes slightly hairy.
Color: Yellowish Type: Capsule Description: Fruit is an elongated capsule bearing many cottony seeds.
Bark Color: Grayish-brown to yellowish-brown Bark Texture (Mature): Rough Bark and Branch Description: Twigs are hairless, yellowish-brown or reddish-brown and slender. Older bark is grayish-brown to yellowish-brown, furrowed and fissured with irregular scaly ridges. Trunk diameter can be up to 2 feet.
Spines, thorns or prickles: N |
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