Plants for Soil Regeneration by Unknown

Author:Unknown
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: CAB International
Published: 2022-02-22T02:00:00+00:00

Environmental benefits

Growing, climate, temperature and rainfall requirements: Cold temperate regions. Fast growing and easily established from unrooted cuttings, planted in weed-free soil during the winter. Osier willow can be coppiced in alternate years.

Soil requirements: Marginal and degraded soil, landfill sites or soil subject to flooding. Sandy and peaty soils are less successful.

Soil conditioning: Low maintenance and cost effective, osier willow has efficient nutrient and nitrogen uptake. It effectively filters wastewater, biosolids and soil contaminants. It replaces contaminants with leaf litter over time.

Insects: Early catkins are a good nectar source for bees. Butterflies and moths lay their eggs on osier willow, which supports a large number of insects without suffering material damage.

Grazing animals: Goats and horses browse on osier willow, and it is a useful winter cut fodder crop for cattle and sheep.

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