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Salix exigua Cultivation | Propagation | General Uses General Uses: The flexible branches are used in basket making[226, 257]. The plant is usually coppiced annually when grown for basket making, though it is possible to coppice it every two years if thick poles are required as uprights. The bark is used to make rope and string[226, 257]. The fibres in the bark have been woven to make clothing, bags and blankets[226, 257]. The shredded inner bark has been used to make sanitary towells and babies' nappies[226]. The twigs have been used as toothbrushes[226]. Plants have an extensive root system, spreading rapidly with long surface roots that produce numerous suckers. They are used in soil stabilization projects[199] and also in reclaiming sandbars etc from rivers[229]. This is a vigorous fast-growing species that paves the way for longer-lived woodland trees. It is intolerant of much shade and is eventually out-competed by the other trees[229]. For further Salix exigua gardening information |
