Salix cinerea Common sallow (Salicaceae) Deciduous shrub

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Salix cinerea
Common sallow
Deciduous shrub
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The Salix cinerea plant species is found in Britain. It is a member of the Salicaceae family. Common gardeners may know the plant as Common sallow.

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Latin Name:  Salix cinerea
Common Name:  Common sallow
Family:  Salicaceae
Author:  L.

Known Hazards:  None known

Mature Height:  5   Mature Width:

Habitat:  Fens etc in E. England, it is often dominant in carr. Occasionally found in damp woods in other areas of England[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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