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Salix purpurea leucodermis

(Salix purpurea leucodermis)

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Description

Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring and Summer After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio High Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Moderate Foliage Texture Coarse Fruit/Seed Color Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Multiple Stem Growth Rate Moderate Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) 8 Height, Mature (feet) 8.0 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Moderate Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability Yes Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance High CaCO3 Tolerance Low Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance None Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance High Frost Free Days, Minimum 160 Hedge Tolerance Low Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 5.5 pH, Maximum 7.5 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum 2700 Planting Density per Acre, Maximum 11000 Precipitation, Minimum 35 Precipitation, Maximum 60 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 20 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) -33 Reproduction Bloom Period Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Fruit/Seed Period Begin Fruit/Seed Period End Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root Yes Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container Yes Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings Yes Propagated by Seed No Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound Seed Spread Rate Seedling Vigor Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate Slow Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product Yes Palatable Browse Animal Low Palatable Graze Animal Low Palatable Human No Post Product No Protein Potential Low Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum:
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Salicaceae
Genus:Salix
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