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Salix aurita Eared sallow Deciduous shrub (1 Page of 5) The Salix aurita plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Salicaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Eared sallow. Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses Medicinal | Edible Uses Latin Name: Salix aurita Common Name: Eared sallow Family: Salicaceae Author: L. Known Hazards: None known Mature Height: 2.5 Mature Width: Habitat: Damp woods, heaths, rocks by streams and on moors etc, on light acid or slightly basic soils, to 780 metres[17].
General Uses: Plants have an extensive root system and are used to stabilize waste tips and old slag heaps[199].
The seeds are very light and so can travel some distance in the wind. The plant is therefore able to find its way to areas such as cleared wodland where the soil has been disturbed. Seedlings will grow away quickly, even in exposed conditions and the plant will provide good shelter for the establishment of woodland plants. Thus it makes a good pioneer species and, except in wetter and moorland-type soils, will eventually be largely out-competed by the other woodland trees. Its main disadvantage as a pioneer plant is that it has an extensive root system and is quite a greedy plant, thus it will not help as much in enriching the soil for the other woodland plants as other pioneer species such as the alders, Alnus species[K].
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