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Are the twigs easily separated from the branches?
CLUE: native throughout much of the Rocky Mountain region, Canada, and the upper Midwest.
It is a peachleaf willow.
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Are the twigs not easily separated from the branches?
CLUE: this tree is native to the Southwest and much of California.
It is a red willow.
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